Behavioral and temperature effects of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in human-relevant doses in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1228, Issue , 2008, Pages 145-160

  Smirnov, Michael S ^a   Kiyatkin, Eugene A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain and body temperature; Brain metabolism; Cannabinoid; Intravenous cocaine; Natural arousing stimuli; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; DRONABINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYPOTHERMIA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SNIFFING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAIL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLES; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

CANNABIS SATIVA; RATTUS;

EID: 49349100108     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.069     Document Type: Article

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