Publication details
Effect of cannabidiol on behavioural changes elicited by social defeat in mice
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | European Neuropsychopharmacology |
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| Field | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry |
| Keywords | cannabidiol; social defeat; mice; antidepressant; animal model |
| Description | Cannabidiol, a nonpsychotropic cannabis constituent, with potential anticonvulsive, antianxiety, antipsychotic, antiemetic, and anti-inflammatory properties (Mechoulam et al., 2002) was tested for its behavioural effects in the mouse model of social defeat using a naturally occurring intra-species social conflict situation. The present study investigated effects of cannabidiol on locomotor behavioural changes in the open field in non-aggressive group-housed male mice which served several times as opponents to aggressive singly-housed mice. The results suggest a potential anxiolytic effect of cannabidiol in mice defeated by an aggressive conspecific partner. |
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