Mutual assistance of nucleus accumbens cannabinoid receptor-1 and orexin receptor-2 in response to nicotine: a single-unit study

Mutual assistance of nucleus accumbens cannabinoid receptor-1 and orexin receptor-2 in response to nicotine: a single-unit study

Background and purpose: The nucleus accumbens (NAc) express both orexin-2 receptor (OX2R) and cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R). Orexin and cannabinoid regulate the addictive properties of nicotine. In this study, the effect of the CB1R blockade on the electrical activity of NAc neurons in response...

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Main Authors: Reza Fartootzadeh, Hojjatallah Alaei, Parham Reisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Subjects:
am251; cannabinoid system; nicotine; nucleus accumbens; orexin system; single-unit recording
Online Access:http://www.rpsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-5362;year=2021;volume=16;issue=2;spage=173;epage=181;aulast=Fartootzadeh

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