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Effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide on Urinary 17-Ketosteroid and 17-OH Corticosteroid Levels of Female Rats

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THE marked aberrations in mental functions produced by minute doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) resemble aspects peculiar to schizophrenia1,2. As a result the drug has been suggested to be, and used as, an effective tool for the exploration of mechanisms and patho physiology common to schizophrenia and LSD-25 intoxi-cation2,3.

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SACKLER, A., WELTMAN, A. & OWENS, H. Effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide on Urinary 17-Ketosteroid and 17-OH Corticosteroid Levels of Female Rats. Nature 198, 1119–1120 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1981119a0

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