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Open AccessThe Impact of Mandatory Reporting of Non-Serious Safety Reports to EudraVigilance on the Detection of Adverse Reactions
European Union legislation has mandated the submission of European Economic Area non-serious reports to the EudraVigilance database since November 2017. As spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions to...
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Comparison of the in vitro binding characteristics of the β-carbolines harman and norharman in rat brain and liver and in bovine adrenal medulla
The in vitro binding of the naturally occurring β-carbolines harman and norharman in their tritium-labelled forms to cell membranes from the rat brain and liver and from bovine adrenal medulla was investigated...
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Neuroleptics andβ-carbolines displace (3H)imipramine from its binding sites in human and rat tissues
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Effect of lesions of raphe nuclei on the activity of catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurones in various brain regions of the ratin vivo
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Inhibition of 5-hydroxytryptamine uptake by tetrahydronorharmane in vivo
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After injection of 20 mg/kg of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor pargyline every other day up to 9 days, the activity of N-acetyltransferase (NAT) in the pineal gland of rats remained unchanged during the light-...