Role of the subthalamic nucleus in cannabinoid actions in the substantia nigra of the rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1635-1638

  Sañudo Peña, M Clara ^a   Michael Walker, J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; BICUCULLINE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0345051604     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1635     Document Type: Article

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