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. 2016 Aug 28;233(19):3473–3501. doi: 10.1007/s00213-016-4396-5

Table 7.

5-HT-ergic vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) animal studies

Technique used Author Nr pts/controls Details animals Dosage drugs Outcome Effect size
[11C]DTBZ PET Fantegrossi et al. (2004) SA-MDMA 4
PD-Controls 3
Rhesus monkeys Extensive drug self-administration including opioids and psychostimulants
MDMA 1190–2508 mg
PD-Controls: MDMA and METH-naive
SA-MDMA vs PD-Controls:
DVR midline structures (thalamic and hypothalamic nuclei) vs occipital cortex: no significant differencesa b

This table reports the results of the animal studies included on 5-HT-ergic VMAT. “SA-MDMA” is monkeys that self-administered MDMA. “PD-Controls” are polydrug controls (excluding MDMA self-administration). “DVR” is the distribution volume ratio of [11C]DTBZ

aAlso presented in Table 11: DA-ergic VMAT

bNot all results were shown in the paper; therefore, the effect sizes could not be calculated