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Neurobiology and toxicity of new psychoactive substances from hallucinogens class
Zmátlo, Vít ; Leca, Nikola (advisor) ; Novotný, Jiří (referee)
Main focus of this thesis are the novel synthetic psychoactive substances from hallucinogens class. The first part expands the phenomenon of hallucinogens and describes its general mechanisms. Serotonergic system is emphasised with focus on 5-HT2A receptor as a main moderator of hallucinogenic aktivity. Next part enlightens the issue of new psychoactive substances and elaborates on two main classes of hallucinogens - tryptamines and phenylethylamines, with epmhasis on their synthetic derivates. There is described the form of occurence, relationship between chemical structure and biological activity, and current knowledge of neurobiology toxicity of those substances. Key words: New psychoactive substances, hallucinogens, serotonergic system, neurobiology, toxicity

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