Repeated δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure in adolescent monkeys: Persistent effects selective for spatial working memory

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 416-425

  Verrico, Christopher D ^a   Gu, Hong ^a   Peterson, Melanie L ^a   Sampson, Allan R ^a   Lewis, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONISTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRONABINOL; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84898765731     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13030335     Document Type: Article

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