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Cannabinoids activate mesolimbic dopamine neurons by an action on cannabinoid CB1 receptors

GianLuigi Gessa, Miriam Melis, Annalisa Muntoni, Marco Diana

European Journal of Pharmacology · 1998 · 371 citations · 30 references

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Isolation and Structure of a Brain Constituent That Binds to the Cannabinoid Receptor

William A. Devane, Aviva Breuer, Roger G. Pertwee et al. · Science · 1992 · 5.6K citations

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Molecular characterization of a peripheral receptor for cannabinoids

Sean Munro, Kerrie L. Thomas, Muna Abu-Shaar · Nature · 1993 · 5.1K citations

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Structure of a cannabinoid receptor and functional expression of the cloned cDNA

Lisa A. Matsuda, Stephen J. Lolait, Michael Brownstein et al. · Nature · 1990 · 5K citations

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Drugs abused by humans preferentially increase synaptic dopamine concentrations in the mesolimbic system of freely moving rats.

G. Di Chiara, Assunta Impérato · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1988 · 4.7K citations · Full text

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Hyperlocomotion and indifference to cocaine and amphetamine in mice lacking the dopamine transporter

Bruno Giros, Mohamed Jaber, Sara R. Jones et al. · Nature · 1996 · 2.5K citations

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