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Abram Hoffer

Canadian biochemist, physician and psychiatrist (1917–2009)

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Nov 23, 2025
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What clinical or experimental effects have been attributed to adrenochrome exposure?

Scientific literature and reputable overviews show adrenochrome is an oxidation product of epinephrine that has been studied mostly in vitro and in animal preparations; reported effects include bioche...

Nov 29, 2025
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What clinical or laboratory evidence links adrenochrome to psychiatric or physiological effects?

Mid-20th century research proposed that adrenochrome — an oxidation product of adrenaline — might produce psychotomimetic effects and be linked to schizophrenia, but follow-up studies largely failed t...

Jan 1, 2026

What did Abram Hoffer and Humphry Osmond actually report about adrenochrome in their 1950s studies?

Abram Hoffer and Humphry Osmond proposed in the 1950s that adrenochrome — an oxidation product of adrenaline — was a neurotoxic, psychotomimetic compound that might help explain schizophrenia and rela...

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