Aromatic Bromination Abolishes Deficits in Visuospatial Learning Induced by MDMA (“Ecstasy”) in Rats While Preserving the Ability to Increase LTP in the Prefrontal Cortex
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Animals
4.2. Visuospatial Memory Performance
4.3. Determination of Prefrontal Cortex LTP
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sáez-Briones, P.; Palma, B.; Burgos, H.; Barra, R.; Hernández, A. Aromatic Bromination Abolishes Deficits in Visuospatial Learning Induced by MDMA (“Ecstasy”) in Rats While Preserving the Ability to Increase LTP in the Prefrontal Cortex. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043724
Sáez-Briones P, Palma B, Burgos H, Barra R, Hernández A. Aromatic Bromination Abolishes Deficits in Visuospatial Learning Induced by MDMA (“Ecstasy”) in Rats While Preserving the Ability to Increase LTP in the Prefrontal Cortex. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(4):3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043724
Chicago/Turabian StyleSáez-Briones, Patricio, Boris Palma, Héctor Burgos, Rafael Barra, and Alejandro Hernández. 2023. "Aromatic Bromination Abolishes Deficits in Visuospatial Learning Induced by MDMA (“Ecstasy”) in Rats While Preserving the Ability to Increase LTP in the Prefrontal Cortex" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 4: 3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043724