Cannabinoids inhibit excitatory inputs to neurons in the shell of the nucleus accumbens: An in vivo electrophysiological study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1795-1802

  Pistis, Marco ^a   Muntoni, Anna Lisa ^b   Pillolla, Giuliano ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baso lateral amygdala; Electrophysiology; Medial prefrontal cortex; Medium spiny neurons; Rat

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DEXANABINOL; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; RIMONABANT; SR 141716 A; SULPIRIDE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PIPERIDINES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0036460442     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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