Effect of tetrahydrocannabinol on COMT activity in mice prefrontal cortex
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and its effects are modulated by dopaminergic neurotransmission. Dopamine availability in prefrontal cortex is mostly controlled by catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) and it has been suggested that THC induced psychosi...
Main Author: | Ana Catarina Relvas do Novo |
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Other Authors: | Faculdade de Medicina |
Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/119848 |
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