Corticosteroid-endocannabinoid loop supports decrease of fear-conditioned response in rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1091-1102

  Bitencourt, R M ^a   Pamplona, F A ^b   Takahashi, R N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b D OR INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IDOR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid; Extinction; Fear conditioning; Glucocorticoid

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOCANNABINOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; N (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)ARACHIDONAMIDE; RIMONABANT; SPIRONOLACTONE; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; MINERALOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; N-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)ARACHIDONYLAMIDE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID ENDOCANNABINOID LOOP; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FACILITATION; FEAR; FREEZING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CATALEPSY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; REINFORCEMENT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BENZOXAZINES; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; MALE; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SPIRONOLACTONE;

EID: 84902311425     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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