Mechanism of cannabinoid effects on long-term potentiation and depression in hippocampal CA1 neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 6795-6805

  Misner, Dinah L ^a   Sullivan, Jane M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptors; Cannabinoids; Hippocampus; Learning and memory; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033566979     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-16-06795.1999     Document Type: Article

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