Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol excites rat VTA dopamine neurons through activation of cannabinoid CB1 but not opioid receptors
- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Neuroscience Letters
- Vol. 226 (3), 159-162
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00278-4
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