Abstract: Although many studies have examined the acute behavioural effects of cannabinoids in rodents, few have examined the lasting effects of cannabinoids at different developmental ages. This study compared lasting effects of cannabinoid exposure occurring in adolescence to that occurring in early adulthood. Forty, 30-day old (adolescent) and 18, 56-day old (adult) female albino Wistar rats were injected with vehicle or incremental doses of the cannabinoid receptor agonist (-)- cis-3-[2-hydroxy-4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)phenyl]- trans-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)...
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Physiology
Internal medicine
Endocrinology