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illicit; experimental |
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Description
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An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae) and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine. It apparently acts as an agonist at some types of serotonin receptors and an antagonist at others. [PubChem] |
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Some people use this compound as a psychedelic inducing agent. |
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Strassman RJ, Qualls CR: Dose-response study of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in humans. I. Neuroendocrine, autonomic, and cardiovascular effects. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1994 Feb;51(2):85-97.
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Callaway JC: A proposed mechanism for the visions of dream sleep. Med Hypotheses. 1988 Jun;26(2):119-24.
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