BUFOTENINE
\bjˈuːfə͡ʊtnˌa͡ɪn], \bjˈuːfəʊtnˌaɪn], \b_j_ˈuː_f_əʊ_t_n_ˌaɪ_n]\
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A hallucinogenic serotonin analog found in frog or toad skins, mushrooms, higher plants, and mammals, especially in the brains, plasma, and urine of schizophrenics. Bufotenin has been used as a tool in CNS studies and misused as a psychedelic.
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