Sex-dependent effects of maternal deprivation and adolescent cannabinoid treatment on adult rat behaviour

Addiction Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 624-637

  Llorente Berzal, Alvaro ^a   Fuentes, Sílvia ^b,c   Gagliano, Humberto ^b,c   López Gallardo, Meritxell ^a   Armario, Antonio ^b,c   Viveros, María Paz ^a   Nadal, Roser ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent cannabinoid exposure; adrenocortical reactivity; leptin levels; long term behavioural effects; maternal deprivation; sex differences

Indexed keywords

4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; CANNABINOID; LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROOMING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOLEBOARD TEST; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LICKING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MAZE TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CANNABINOIDS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LEPTIN; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK-TAKING; SENSORY GATING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80052966544     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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