Figure 1. Psilocybin mechanism of action.
mGluR2/3: metabotropic glutamate receptors; AMPA: α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid; NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate; BDNF: brain-derived neurotrophic factor; 5HT-2A: 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A
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