Presynaptic A₂A adenosine receptors control CB₁ cannabinoid receptor-mediated effects at the corticostriatal nerve terminals
The striatum is the main input nucleus of the basal ganglia, involved in motor control and different forms of learning. Corticostriatal glutamatergic afferents represent the principal excitatory drive to the striatum, and hence, to the whole basal ganglia. Several neurological and psychiatric disord...
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| Format: | doctoralThesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10316/21554 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/21554 |