Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), is a short chain fatty acid neurotransmitter that can be considered both an endogenous metabolite and a precursor of the neurotransmitter-gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).[1–3] In the 1990s, GHB became very famous among body-builders, who used it as a ‘steroid-accessory’ drug, in order to increase growth hormone (GH) release.
Chemsex intoxication involving sildenafil as an adulterant of GHB / Pichini, Simona; Marchei, Emilia; Pacifici, Roberta; Marinelli, Enrico; Busardò, Francesco Paolo. - In: DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS. - ISSN 1942-7603. - STAMPA. - 9:6(2017), pp. 956-959. [10.1002/dta.2054]
Chemsex intoxication involving sildenafil as an adulterant of GHB
Marinelli, Enrico;Busardò, Francesco Paolo
2017
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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), is a short chain fatty acid neurotransmitter that can be considered both an endogenous metabolite and a precursor of the neurotransmitter-gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).[1–3] In the 1990s, GHB became very famous among body-builders, who used it as a ‘steroid-accessory’ drug, in order to increase growth hormone (GH) release.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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