Measurement of the three phases of muricidal behavior induced by Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol in isolated, fasting rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 815-820

  Bac, Pierre ^a   Pages, Nicole ^a   Herrenknecht, Christine ^a   Paris, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; T Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); Cannabis; Muricidal behavior; Psychoactive drug

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARVATION; STRESS;

EID: 0032029958     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00543-X     Document Type: Article

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