Cannabinoid modulation of rat pup ultrasonic vocalizations

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 43-49

  McGregor, Iain S ^a   Dastur, Farhad N ^b   McLellan, R Ashley ^b   Brown, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cannabinoid; Cannabis; CP 55,940; SR 141716A; Ultrasonic vocalization

Indexed keywords

4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CANNABINOID; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030579103     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00511-0     Document Type: Article

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