Pharmacodynamics 5-MeO-NET is a
potent full agonist or near-full agonist of the
serotonin 5-HT1A,
5-HT2A,
5-HT2B, and
5-HT2C receptors. The drug is a relatively weak
serotonin releasing agent. It does not produce the
head-twitch response (HTR), a behavioral proxy of
psychedelic effects, in rodents, suggesting that it would not be
hallucinogenic in humans. However, 5-MeO-NET does produce the HTR if it is coadministered with a serotonin 5-HT1A receptor
antagonist like
WAY-100635, suggesting that its serotonin 5-HT1A receptor agonism masks or blocks its own serotonin 5-HT2A receptor-mediated HTR induction. ==Chemistry==