Effects of perinatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the emotional reactivity of the offspring: A longitudinal behavioral study in Wistar rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-537

  Trezza, Viviana ^a   Campolongo, Patrizia ^b   Cassano, Tommaso ^b   Macheda, Teresa ^b   Dipasquale, Pasqua ^a   Carratù, Maria Rosaria ^c   Gaetani, Silvana ^a   Cuomo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cannabis; Elevated plus maze; Emotionality; Lactation; Marijuana; Pregnancy; Social interaction; THC; Ultrasonic vocalization

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 44549088054     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1162-3     Document Type: Article

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