(±)-3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,'Ecstasy') increases social interaction in rats

Abstract

A series of experiments administered a low dose range (0, 1.25, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg) of (±)-3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,'Ecstasy') to rats and assessed them in a variety of standard tests of anxiety. These tests included the emergence and elevated plus-maze …