title: Measuring effects of MDMA (ecstasy) abuse on the rate of cerebral serotonin synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, FAU, Erlangen/Nürnberg, Germany; Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cumming
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: C020774:alpha-methyltryptophan; D012701:Serotonin; D014364:Tryptophan; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine