CB1 Receptor Activation on VgluT2-Expressing Glutamatergic Neurons Underlies Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC)-Induced Aversive Effects in Mice
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12399-z
Abstract: Cannabis can be rewarding or aversive. Cannabis reward is believed to be mediated by activation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors (CB1Rs) on GABAergic neurons that disinhibit dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). However, little… read more here.
Keywords: vglut2 expressing; tetrahydrocannabinol thc; glutamatergic neurons; aversive effects ... See more keywords