Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol decreases extracellular GABA and increases extracellular glutamate and dopamine levels in the rat prefrontal cortex: an in vivo microdialysis study
✍ Scribed by Marco Pistis; Luca Ferraro; Luigi Pira; Giovanna Flore; Sergio Tanganelli; Gian Luigi Gessa; Paola Devoto
- Book ID
- 113998349
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 948
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-8993
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