Cannabinoid influences on palatability: Microstructural analysis of sucrose drinking after Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, anandamide, 2-arachidonoyl glycerol and SR141716

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-377

  Higgs, Suzanne ^a   Williams, Claire M ^b   Kirkham, Tim C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Bout structure; Endocannabinoids; Licking behaviour; Palatability

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DRONABINOL; RIMONABANT; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MECHANISM; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0037320209     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1263-3     Document Type: Article

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