Differing effects of the cannabinoid agonist, CP 55,940, in an alcohol or Tween 80 solvent, on prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-28

  Stanley Cary, C C ^a   Harris, C ^a   Martin Iverson, M T ^a  

^a Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle reflex; Alcohol; Cannabinoids; CP 55,940; Dopamine; Prepulse inhibition (PPI); Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; POLYSORBATE 80;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0036179955     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200202000-00002     Document Type: Article

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