A role for the endocannabinoid system in exercise-induced spatial memory enhancement in mice

Hippocampus

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-88

  Ferreira Vieira, Talita H ^a   Bastos, Cristiane P ^a   Pereira, Grace S ^a   Moreira, Fabricio A ^a   Massensini, André R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AM251; Cannabinoid receptor; Fatty acid amide hydrolase; Hippocampus; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CYCLOHEXYLCARBAMIC ACID 3' CARBAMOYLBIPHENYL 3 YL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

AM251; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; TREADMILL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 84890114791     PISSN: 10509631     EISSN: 10981063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22206     Document Type: Article

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