Short- and long-term consequences of prenatal exposure to the cannabinoid agonist WIN55,212-2 on rat glutamate transmission and cognitive functions

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1017-1027

  Ferraro, Luca ^a   Tomasini, M C ^a   Beggiato, S ^a   Gaetani, S ^b   Cassano, T ^c   Cuomo, V ^b   Amoroso, S ^d   Tanganelli, S ^a   Antonelli, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal and K+ evoked glutamate levels; LTP; MAP2 immunoreactivity; Maternal marijuana consumption; Passive avoidance and emotional reactivity

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; CANNABIS; GLUTAMIC ACID;

BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BENZOXAZINES; CANNABINOIDS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651232563     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0230-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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