Chronic cannabinoid exposure produces lasting memory impairment and increased anxiety in adolescent but not adult rats

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 502-508

  O'Shea, Melanie ^a   Singh, Malini E ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^b   Mallet, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety; Cannabinoid; CP 55,940; Memory; Object recognition; Rat; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; NOVEL OBJECT RECOGNITION TEST; SOCIAL INTERACTION TEST;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNABINOIDS; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CYCLOHEXANOLS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 10844280077     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881104047277     Document Type: Article

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