The endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist anandamide impairs memory in rats

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 276-284

  Mallet, P E ^a   Beninger, R J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Cannabinoids; Conditional discrimination; Nonmatch to position; Operant conditioning; Reference memory; Working memory; 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; DRONABINOL; PARTIAL AGONIST; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG HALF LIFE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0029997920     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199605000-00008     Document Type: Article

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