Abstract: Abstract Pubertal and adolescent exposure to cannabinoids is associated with enduring alterations in anxiety and memory. However, periadolescence virtually remains unexplored. Here, we measured anxiety in the Elevated Plus Maze (EPM) in adult Wistar rats treated at periadolescence (P28–P38) with the cannabinoid agonist CP 55,940 (CP) (0.4 mg/kg; 2 ml/kg i.p., 1 daily injection), and we also defined their recognition memory in the novel object paradigm and spatial learning and memory in the water maze. Additionally, we measured the expression ...
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Endocrinology
Internal medicine
Neuroscience