Genetic dissection of behavioural and autonomic effects of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in mice.

Marijuana and its main psychotropic ingredient Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exert a plethora of psychoactive effects through the activation of the neuronal cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1), which is expressed by different neuronal subpopulations in the central nervous system. The exact neuro...

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Main Authors: Krisztina Monory, Heike Blaudzun, Federico Massa, Nadine Kaiser, Thomas Lemberger, Günther Schütz, Carsten T Wotjak, Beat Lutz, Giovanni Marsicano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2001214?pdf=render