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1990 • 331 citations

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1995 • 302 citations

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1996 • 213 citations

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1988 • 136 citations

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1996 • 129 citations

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1975 • 100 citations

A comparison of some pharmacological actions of morphine and ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the mouse

1978 • 98 citations

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1987 • 91 citations

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1993 • 80 citations

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1996 • 71 citations

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A role for central cannabinoid and opioid systems in peripheral Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced analgesia in mice

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Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol facilitates striatal dopaminergic transmission

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