Self-administration of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by drug naive squirrel monkeys

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-140

  Justinova, Zuzana ^a   Tanda, Gianluigi ^a   Redhi, Godfrey H ^a   Goldberg, Steven R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

9; Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); Cannabis; Drug self administration; Marijuana; Squirrel monkeys

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CEBIDAE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SAIMIRI; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0141451976     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1484-0     Document Type: Article

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