Effects of intranigral cannabinoids on rotational behavior in rats: Interactions with the dopaminergic system

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-24

  Sañudo Peña, M Clara ^a   Patrick, Saundra L ^a   Patrick, Robert L ^a   Walker, J Michael ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Circling; Dopamine; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

3 ALLYL 6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; QUINPIROLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 2542508846     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12436-8     Document Type: Article

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