Inhibition of hippocampal acetylcholine release after acute and repeated Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 809, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Carta, Giovanna ^a   Nava, Felice ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a Guy M Everett Lab N   (Italy)

Author keywords

9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; Acetylcholine; CB1 receptor; Hippocampus; Microdialysis; SR141716A

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; DRONABINOL; RIMONABANT;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CANNABINOIDS; COGNITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0032569704     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00738-0     Document Type: Article

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