Inhibition of GABAergic neurotransmission in the ventral tegmental area by cannabinoids

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2057-2061

  Szabo, Bela ^a   Siemes, Sabine ^a   Wallmichrath, Ilka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CB1 cannabinoid receptor; Inhibitory postsynaptic current; Mesolimbic reward system; Postsynaptic current; Presynaptic inhibition; Rat

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; RIMONABANT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CANNABINOIDS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MORPHOLINES; MUSCIMOL; NAPHTHALENES; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0036460445     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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