Effects of cannabinoids on neurotransmission

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 168, Issue , 2005, Pages 327-365

  Szabo, B ^a   Schlicker, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Axon terminal; GABA; Glutamate; Neurotransmission; Noradrenaline; Presynaptic inhibition; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844419446     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26573-2_11     Document Type: Article

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