Mesh term N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
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Description
An N-methylated indoleamine derivative and serotonergic hallucinogen which occurs naturally and ubiquitously in several plant species including Psychotria veridis. It also occurs in trace amounts in mammalian brain, blood, and urine, and is known to act as an agonist or antagonist of certain SEROTONIN RECEPTORS.Browse to child terms:
Bufotenin
Methoxydimethyltryptamines
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