International Union of Pharmacology. XXVII. Classification of Cannabinoid Receptors
- A. Howlett, F. Barth, R. Pertwee
- BiologyPharmacological Reviews
- 1 June 2002
It is considered premature to rename cannabinoid receptors after an endogenous agonist as is recommended by the International Union of Pharmacology Committee on Receptor Nomenclature and Drug Classification, because pharmacological evidence for the existence of additional types of cannabinoid receptor is emerging and other kinds of supporting evidence are still lacking.
Characterization and localization of cannabinoid receptors in rat brain: a quantitative in vitro autoradiographic study
- M. Herkenham, Abigail K. Lynn, M.Ross Johnson, LS Melvin, B. de Costa, K. Rice
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of Neuroscience
- 1 February 1991
The results suggest that the presently characterized cannabinoid receptor mediates physiological and behavioral effects of natural and synthetic cannabinoids, because it is strongly coupled to guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins and is discretely localized to cortical, basal ganglia, and cerebellar structures involved with cognition and movement.
Cannabinoid receptor localization in brain.
- M. Herkenham, A. Lynn, K. Rice
- Biology, ChemistryProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 1 March 1990
The potencies of a series of natural and synthetic cannabinoids as competitors of [3H]CP 55,940 binding correlated closely with their relative potencies in several biological assays, suggesting that the receptor characterized in the in vitro assay is the same receptor that mediates behavioral and pharmacological effects of cannabinoids, including human subjective experience.
Increased mortality, hypoactivity, and hypoalgesia in cannabinoid CB1 receptor knockout mice.
- A. Zimmer, A. Zimmer, A. Hohmann, M. Herkenham, T. Bonner
- Biology, PsychologyProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 11 May 1999
Most, but not all, CNS effects of Delta9-THC are mediated by the CB1 receptor, which accounts for the abuse potential of cannabis, while other effects such as analgesia suggest potential medicinal applications.
Efferent connections of the habenular nuclei in the rat
- M. Herkenham, W. Nauta
- Biology, MedicineThe Journal of comparative neurology
- 1 September 1979
The efferent connections of the medial (MHb) and lateral (LHb) habenular nuclei in the rat were demonstrated autoradiographically following small injections of tritiated amino acids localized within…
Neuronal localization of cannabinoid receptors in the basal ganglia of the rat
- M. Herkenham, A. Lynn, B. D. Costa, E. Richfield
- BiologyBrain Research
- 3 May 1991
Afferent connections of the habenular nuclei in the rat. A horseradish peroxidase study, with a note on the fiber‐of‐passage problem
- M. Herkenham, W. Nauta
- BiologyThe Journal of comparative neurology
- 1 May 1977
The afferent connections of the habenular complex in the rat were examined by injecting horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into discrete portions of the habenular nuclei by microelectrophoresis.
The neostriatal mosaic: II. Patch- and matrix-directed mesostriatal dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic systems
- C. Gerfen, M. Herkenham, J. Thibault
- BiologyJournal of Neuroscience
- 1 December 1987
Mesostriatal projections, which arise from dopaminergic and non- dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra, and retrorubral area, are compartmentally organized in the…
Altered expression of hypothalamic neuropeptide mRNAs in food-restricted and food-deprived rats.
- L. Brady, M. Smith, P. Gold, M. Herkenham
- Biology, PsychologyNeuroendocrinology
- 1 November 1990
The discrete changes in NPY, POMC, GAL and CRH gene expression in food-restricted and food-deprived animals suggest the involvement of these peptides in abnormal appetitive behavior and weight loss associated with human eating disorders.
Toll-Like Receptor 4 on Nonhematopoietic Cells Sustains CNS Inflammation during Endotoxemia, Independent of Systemic Cytokines
- S. Chakravarty, M. Herkenham
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Neuroscience
- 16 February 2005
A requirement for TLR4 function in CNS-resident cells is demonstrated, independent of systemic cytokine effects, for sustained CNS-specific inflammation and corticosterone rise during endotoxemia.
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