Cannabinoid CB1 receptor-mediated impairment of visuospatial attention in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Arguello, P Alexander ^a,b   Jentsch, J David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Motivation; Reaction time; Schizophrenia; SR141716A; WIN 55,212 2

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 12144282660     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1953-0     Document Type: Article

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