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== Medical Relevance == | == Medical Relevance == | ||
Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid produced by the South American plant Erythroxylon coca.<sup><ref>Benowitz NL. Clinical pharmacology and toxicology of cocaine. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 1993; 72(1): 3–12. [PubMed: 8441738]</ref></sup> Cocaine’s psychological effects occur via binding to neurotransmitter reuptake transporters in the presynaptic nerve termini and blocking them, leading to prolonged presence of neurotransmitters in the synapse. | |||
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