Cannabinoid receptor type 1 receptors on GABAergic vs. glutamatergic neurons differentially gate sex-dependent social interest in mice

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2293-2298

  Terzian, Ana Luisa B ^a,b   Micale, Vincenzo ^a,c   Wotjak, Carsten T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

CB1; Depression; GABA; Glutamate; Sexual interest; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; RIMONABANT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GLUTAMATERGIC NERVE CELL; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84903895858     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12561     Document Type: Article

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