The effects of anandamide on memory consolidation in mice involve both D1 and D2 dopamine receptors

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 707-712

  Castellano, C ^a   Cabib, S ^a   Palmisano, A ^b   Di Marzo, V ^c   Puglisi Allegra, S ^d  

^a Ist di Psicobiologia e P   (Italy)

^b IABBAM (CNR)   (Italy)

^c Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Cannabinoids; Dopamine; Inhibitory avoidance; Mouse

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; QUINPIROLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; QUINPIROLE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2;

EID: 0031459576     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199712000-00005     Document Type: Article

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