Endocannabinoids: endogenous cannabinoid receptor ligands with neuromodulatory action

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Circuitry for associative plasticity in the amygdala involves endocannabinoid signaling

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Localization of the CB1 type cannabinoid receptor in the rat basolateral amygdala: high concentrations in a subpopulation of cholecystokinin-containing interneurons

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Involvement of the prelimbic prefrontal cortex on cannabidiol-induced attenuation of contextual conditioned fear in rats

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Motion Sickness, Stress and the Endocannabinoid System

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CB1 cannabinoid receptors modulate kinase and phosphatase activity during extinction of conditioned fear in mice

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Blockade of 2-arachidonoylglycerol hydrolysis produces antidepressant-like effects and enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity

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Endocannabinoids at the synapse a decade after the dies mirabilis (29 March 2001): what we still do not know

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Changes in endocannabinoid contents in reward-related brain regions of alcohol-exposed rats, and their possible relevance to alcohol relapse

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Cannabinoid CB1 receptor-mediated impairment of visuospatial attention in the rat

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Inhibition of FAAH reduces nitroglycerin-induced migraine-like pain and trigeminal neuronal hyperactivity in mice

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Chronic adolescent exposure to cannabis in mice leads to sex-biased changes in gene expression networks across brain regions

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