Mitragynine (Kratom) impairs spatial learning and hippocampal synaptic transmission in rats
Background: Mitragynine is the major alkaloid of Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) or Kratom, a psychoactive plant widely abused in Southeast Asia. While addictive effects of the substance are emerging, adverse cognitive effects of this drug and neuropharmacological actions are insufficiently understood....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2019
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81371/1/KRATOM.pdf |