Low dose anandamide affects food intake, cognitive function, neurotransmitter and corticosterone levels in diet-restricted mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 392, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-156

  Hao, Shuzhen ^a   Avraham, Yosefa ^a   Mechoulam, Raphael ^a   Berry, Elliot M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Catecholamine, 5 hydroxytryptamine, serotonin (5 HT); Cognitive function; Corticosterone; Diet restriction; Food intake; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CATECHOLAMINES; COGNITION; CORTICOSTERONE; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0034737597     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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