Table 1.

Reinforcing effects of anandamide in individual monkeys

Vehicle Anandamide, 40 μg/kg per injection
Monkey Self-administration history Injections per session Responses per second Injections per session Responses per second
70F4 None 3.00 ± 1.15 0.01 ± 0.01 46.67 ± 0.88 0.62 ± 0.04
66B2a None 4.67 ± 1.76 0.02 ± 0.01 47.00 ± 1.00 0.64 ± 0.06
6754 THC 8.33 ± 3.33 0.03 ± 0.01 50.00 ± 5.00 1.18 ± 0.44
1568 THC 11.00 ± 5.86 0.05 ± 0.03 51.00 ± 0.58 1.04 ± 0.08
67F4 THC 4.00 ± 1.00 0.02 ± 0.00 42.00 ± 1.00 0.40 ± 0.03
1574 Methohexital 5.33 ± 1.45 0.02 ± 0.01 45.33 ± 4.70 0.66 ± 0.21
Mean ± SEM 6.06 ± 1.23 0.02 ± 0.01 47.00 ± 1.33 0.76 ± 0.12
  • The values are calculated as mean ± SEM of the last three of five sessions under each condition.

  • a Monkey initially learned to self-administer anandamide but, after acquisition and subsequent extinction, was used only for methanandamide experiments.