Behavior
Research conducted at Temple University has updated our knowledge about behavior
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 30th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Both cannabinoid CB1 receptor knockout and antagonism produce well-established attenuation of palatable food and drug self-administration behavior. Although cannabinoid drugs have received attention as pharmacotherapeutics for various disorders, including obesity and addiction, it is unclear whether these agents produce equivalent behavioral effects in females and males."
"In this study, acquisition of 32% corn oil or 10% Ensure self-administration, and maintenance of corn oil, Ensure, or 0.56 mg/kg/infusion cocaine self-administration under both fixed ratio (FR)-1 and progressive ratio (PR) schedule of reinforcement...
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