Mechanisms of cannabinoid inhibition of GABA(A) synaptic transmission in the hippocampus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2470-2479

  Hoffman, Alexander F ^a   Lupica, Carl R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Calcium channels; Cannabis; Electrophysiology; GABA(A) receptors; GABA(B) receptors; Hippocampal; Marijuana; Potassium channels; Presynaptic; Ruthenium red

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; NALOXONE; PICROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RIMONABANT; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0034175606     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-07-02470.2000     Document Type: Article

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