"Amphetamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A powerful central nervous system stimulant and sympathomimetic. Amphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulation of release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. Amphetamine is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic. The l- and the d,l-forms are included here. The l-form has less central nervous system activity but stronger cardiovascular effects. The d-form is DEXTROAMPHETAMINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000661
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.471.683.152.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Amphetamine- Amphetamine
- Amfetamine
- Phenopromin
- Desoxynorephedrin
- Phenamine
l-Amphetamine- l-Amphetamine
- l Amphetamine
- levo-Amphetamine
- levo Amphetamine
- Levoamphetamine
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amphetamine" by people in Profiles.
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Gatica RI, P?rez-Valenzuela E, Sierra-Mercado D, Fuentealba JA. The expression of amphetamine sensitization is dissociable from anxiety and aversive memory: Effect of an acute injection of amphetamine. Neurosci Lett. 2017 01 18; 638:21-26.
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Yu PL, Cheng SY, Chou JC, Pan WH, Wang SW, Wang PS. Regulation of Intermittent Hypoxia on Brain Dopamine in Amphetaminized Rats. Chin J Physiol. 2015 Aug 31; 58(4):219-27.
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Aguilar-Rivera MI, Casanova JP, Gatica RI, Quirk GJ, Fuentealba JA. Amphetamine sensitization is accompanied by an increase in prelimbic cortex activity. Neuroscience. 2015 Mar 12; 288:1-9.
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Miczek KA, Nikulina EM, Takahashi A, Covington HE, Yap JJ, Boyson CO, Shimamoto A, de Almeida RM. Gene expression in aminergic and peptidergic cells during aggression and defeat: relevance to violence, depression and drug abuse. Behav Genet. 2011 Nov; 41(6):787-802.
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Terplan M, Wright T. The effects of cocaine and amphetamine use during pregnancy on the newborn: myth versus reality. J Addict Dis. 2011 Jan; 30(1):1-5.
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Afonso VM, Mueller D, Stewart J, Pfaus JG. Amphetamine pretreatment facilitates appetitive sexual behaviors in the female rat. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2009 Jul; 205(1):35-43.
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Mueller D, Olivera-Figueroa LA, Pine DS, Quirk GJ. The effects of yohimbine and amphetamine on fear expression and extinction in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2009 Jul; 204(4):599-606.
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Goodwin JS, Larson GA, Swant J, Sen N, Javitch JA, Zahniser NR, De Felice LJ, Khoshbouei H. Amphetamine and methamphetamine differentially affect dopamine transporters in vitro and in vivo. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jan 30; 284(5):2978-2989.
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Marquez P, Baliram R, Kieffer BL, Lutfy K. The mu opioid receptor is involved in buprenorphine-induced locomotor stimulation and conditioned place preference. Neuropharmacology. 2007 May; 52(6):1336-41.
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Epstein JN, Conners CK, Hervey AS, Tonev ST, Arnold LE, Abikoff HB, Elliott G, Greenhill LL, Hechtman L, Hoagwood K, Hinshaw SP, Hoza B, Jensen PS, March JS, Newcorn JH, Pelham WE, Severe JB, Swanson JM, Wells K, Vitiello B, Wigal T. Assessing medication effects in the MTA study using neuropsychological outcomes. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2006 May; 47(5):446-56.