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Descriptor
English
:
Bufotenin
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Bufotenina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Bufotenina
Synonyms
English
:
Dimethylserotonin
Mappine
Tree Number:
D03.438.473.914.237.150
D03.438.473.914.814.150
D20.888.033.163
D23.946.833.033.163
Definition
English
:
A hallucinogenic
serotonin
analog found in frog or toad skins, mushrooms, higher
plants
, and
mammals
, especially in the brains,
plasma
, and
urine
of schizophrenics.
Bufotenin
has been used as a tool in CNS studies and misused as a psychedelic.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/biosyn permitted if by toads, mushrooms, etc.
Pharmacological Action:
Hallucinogens
Serotonin Antagonists
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under SEROTONIN 1975-90; was see under HALLUCINOGENS 1966-74
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:
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immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
2056
Unique Identifier:
D002027
Occurrence in VHL
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