The anti-nausea effects of CB1 agonists are mediated by an action at the visceral insular cortex

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1126-1136

  Limebeer, C L ^a   Rock, E M ^a   Mechoulam, R ^b   Parker, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

cannabinoid; CB1; gaping; insular cortex; nausea; taste reactivity

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 3 (1,1' DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 6AR,7,10,10AR TETRAHYDRO 1 HYDROXY 6,6 DIMETHYL 6H DIBENZO[B,D]PYRAN 9 METHANOL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; CB 13; DEXANABINOL; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NAPHTHALENE 1 Y (4 PENTYLOXYNAPHTHALEN 1 YL)METHANONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; GUSTATORY INSULAR CORTEX; INSULA; LEARNING; MALE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; TASTE; VISCERAL INSULAR CORTEX;

ANIMALS; ANTIEMETICS; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONISTS; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; NAUSEA; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84867317282     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02066.x     Document Type: Article

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