Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol enhances cortical and hippocampal acetylcholine release in vivo: A microdialysis study

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 419, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 155-161

  Acquas, Elio ^a   Pisanu, Augusta ^a   Marrocu, Paola ^a   Goldberg, Steven R ^b   Di Chiara, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

9 tetrahydrocannabinol; Acetylcholine; Cortex, prefrontal; Hippocampus; Microdialysis, in vivo; SR 141716A

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DRONABINOL; RIMONABANT; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CANNABINOID; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CANNABINOIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0035843730     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)00967-0     Document Type: Article

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