Central cannabinoid receptors modulate acquisition of eyeblink conditioning

Learning and Memory

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Steinmetz, Adam B ^a   Freeman, John H ^a  

^a The University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EYELID REFLEX; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZOXAZINES; BLINKING; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONING, EYELID; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 78649559934     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.1954710     Document Type: Article

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