Perinatal Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure in rats modifies the responsiveness of midbrain dopaminergic neurons in adulthood to a variety of challenges with dopaminergic drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-166

  García, Lucía ^a   De Miguel, Rosario ^a   Ramos, José A ^a   Fernàndez Ruiz, J Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cannabinoids; D1 and D2 receptors; Dopamine; Midbrain dopaminergic neurons; Motor behavior; NSD 1015; SCH 23390; Sulpiride; Tyrosine hydroxylase; 9 tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBENZYLHYDRAZINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; AMPHETAMINE; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRONABINOL; LEVODOPA; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030561251     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(96)01276-8     Document Type: Article

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