Involvement of 5HT1A receptors in the anxiolytic-like effects of cannabidiol injected into the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray of rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Campos, Alline Cristina ^a   Guimarães, Francisco Silveira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anxiety; Cannabinoids; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CANNABIDIOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PIPERAZINES; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 46649094780     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1168-x     Document Type: Article

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