THC induced similar physiological effects on HIV transgenic rats and their controls without affecting HIV-induced deficits in effortful motivation
Hence, THC produces consistent physiological and motivational across HIV-1tg rats and their controls. Additionally, the HIV-1tg rat exhibited motivational deficits only when compared to the F344 but not WT controls, suggesting careful selections of control groups in future studies.
Authors
- Arpi Minassian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5883-1147)
- Samantha M. Ayoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1846-3232)
- Sunitha Vemuri
- Jared W. Young
Institutions
- University of California San Diego (US)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cannabis Research
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-025-00383-8
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00