Enhancement of memory in cannabinoid CB1 receptor knock-out mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 379, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Reibaud, Michel ^a   Obinu, Maria C ^a   Ledent, Catherine ^b   Parmentier, Marc ^b   Böhme, Georg A ^a   Imperato, Assunta ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid CB1 knock out mouse; Cannabinoid receptor; Memory

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

ANIMALS; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032721144     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00496-3     Document Type: Article

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