Analgesic effect of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the dog
- Resource Type
- Original Paper
- Authors
- KaymakÇalan, Şükrü; Türker, R. Kâzim; Türker, Mustafa N.
- Source
- Psychopharmacologia. June 1974 35(2):123-128
- Subject
- Electrical Stimulation of a Tooth
Dog
THC
Analgesia
Tolerance
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
1432-2072
Electrical stimulation of the tooth of the dog has demonstrated that δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (1 mg/kg) produces analgesia. Daily administrations cause tolerance to this effect in 8 days. The nature of the analgesia induced by THC is discussed.