PMID- 2573077 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19891219 LR - 20190712 IS - 0091-3057 (Print) IS - 0091-3057 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 2 DP - 1989 Jun TI - The effect of optical isomers of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) on stereotyped behavior in rats. PG - 343-7 AB - The relative potencies of S(+)-, R(-)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and S(+)-methylene-dioxyamphetamine (MDA) in inducing stereotyped behavior were determined in comparison with p-chloroamphetamine. S(+)-MDMA was more potent than R(-)-MDMA in eliciting stereotyped behaviors such as sniffing, head-weaving, backpedalling and turning and wet-dog shakes. These results are consistent with the actions of the drug on release of neurotransmitters in which the S(+) enantiomer is more potent. The desmethyl derivative of (+)MDMA, (+)MDA, was more potent than (+)MDMA in eliciting stereotyped behaviors, and produced wet-dog shake behavior. FAU - Hiramatsu, M AU - Hiramatsu M AD - Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Nabeshima, T AU - Nabeshima T FAU - Kameyama, T AU - Kameyama T FAU - Maeda, Y AU - Maeda Y FAU - Cho, A K AU - Cho AK LA - eng GR - DA 04206/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Pharmacol Biochem Behav JT - Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior JID - 0367050 RN - 0 (Amphetamines) RN - 4764-17-4 (3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine) RN - 64-12-0 (p-Chloroamphetamine) RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) SB - IM MH - 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine/analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology MH - Amphetamines/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal/drug effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Male MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains MH - Stereoisomerism MH - Stereotyped Behavior/*drug effects MH - Time Factors MH - p-Chloroamphetamine/pharmacology EDAT- 1989/06/01 00:00 MHDA- 1989/06/01 00:01 CRDT- 1989/06/01 00:00 PHST- 1989/06/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1989/06/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1989/06/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0091-3057(89)90511-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/0091-3057(89)90511-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1989 Jun;33(2):343-7. doi: 10.1016/0091-3057(89)90511-x.