Systemic effect of cannabinoids on the spontaneous firing rate of locus coeruleus neurons in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 534, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 83-88

  Mendiguren, Aitziber ^a   Pineda, Joseba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid CB1 receptors; CP 55940; In vivo; Noradrenergic neurons; Single unit extracellular recordings; Slice; WIN 55212 2

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; KINETICS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 33644902603     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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