Esther O’Shea

The relationship between the degree of neurodegeneration of rat brain 5-HT nerve terminals and the dose and frequency of administration of MDMA (`ecstasy')

Esther O’Shea, R Granados, B. Moreno Esteban et al. · Neuropharmacology · 1998 · 242 citations

Neuropsychology, Psychoactive Drug, Neurophysiology +10

The pharmacology of the acute hyperthermic response that follows administration of 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘ecstasy’) to rats

Annis O. Mechan, B. Moreno Esteban, Esther O’Shea et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology · 2002 · 219 citations · Full text

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine induces monoamine release, but not toxicity, when administered centrally at a concentration occurring following a peripherally injected neurotoxic dose

B. Moreno Esteban, Esther O’Shea, Jorge Camarero et al. · Psychopharmacology · 2001 · 181 citations

Substance Abuse, Psychoactive Drug, Addiction +10

<i>In vivo</i> evidence for free radical involvement in the degeneration of rat brain 5‐HT following administration of MDMA (‘ecstasy’) and <i>p</i>‐chloroamphetamine but not the degeneration following fenfluramine

María Isabel Colado, Esther O’Shea, R Granados et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology · 1997 · 174 citations · Full text

A study of the neurotoxic effect of MDMA (‘ecstasy’) on 5‐HT neurones in the brains of mothers and neonates following administration of the drug during pregnancy

M. Isabel Colado, Esther O’Shea, R Granados et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology · 1997 · 172 citations · Full text

Brain Development, Neurotoxic Effect, Psychopharmacology +17