Oxytocin, cortisol and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine: neurohormonal aspects of recreational ‘ecstasy’
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Cortisol and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine: neurohormonal aspects of bioenergetic stress in ecstasy users.
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioural Pharmacology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0955-8810
DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000262