Mammalian Biosynthesis of Potential Psychotogens Derived from Dopamine
Catecholamines and Behavior · 1 January 1, 1975 Arnold J. Friedhoff, Jack W. Schweitzer 1 citation
Hallucinogens impair higher brain centers without substantially affecting other central nervous system functions. The structural resemblance between certain hallucinogens and several central nervous system transmitters has been noted: mescaline resembles dopamine, while N,N-dimethyltryptamine and bufotenin resemble serotonin. The hallucinogenic properties of these biogenic amine congeners are well documented for mescaline and the indoles.