Antinociception and sedation following intracerebroventricular administration of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in female vs. male rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-206

  Wakley, Alexa A ^a   Craft, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cannabinoids; Catalepsy; Gender; Locomotion; Sex differences; Supraspinal

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CATALEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 78149415747     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.07.037     Document Type: Article

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