Endocannabinoids and motor behavior: CB1 receptors also control running activity

Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-77

  Chaouloff, Francis ^a,b   Dubreucq, Sarah ^a,b   Bellocchio, Luigi ^a,b   Marsicano, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; LEARNING; LETTER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RUNNING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79955160038     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00050.2010     Document Type: Letter

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