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Antitussive activity of some naturally occurring cannabinoids in anesthetized cats.

Authors: Robert Gordon, Robert J.Gordon, R.Duane Sofia
European Journal of Pharmacology, February 1976

Experimental cough was elicited in pentobarbital-anesthetized cats by either electrical stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve or by mechanical stimulation of the tracheal mucosa. Intravenous administration of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) effectively reduced the ampl…

Antiepileptic and prophylactic effects of tetrahydrocannabinols in amygdaloid kindled cats.

Authors: Juhn A. Wada, Akira Wake, Mitsumoto Sato, Michael E. Corcoran
Epilepsia, September 1975

Acute administration of delta8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta8-THC) or delta9-THC failed to affect partially developed or fully developed kindled amygdaloid seizures in cats. However, delta9-THC was quite effective in suppressing focal AD in the stimulated amygdala when administe…

Cardiovascular and respiratory effects of cannabis in cat and rat.

Authors: J. D. P. Graham, D. M. F. Li
British Journal of Pharmacology, September 1973

1. In anaesthetized rats, intravenous administration of cannabis extract (10 mg/kg), Delta(1)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (0.5 mg/kg) and Delta(6)-THC (0.5 mg/kg) caused a reduction in systemic blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate.2. Neither cannabinol (1 mg/kg, i.v…