Fairbairn J W, Pickens J T
Br J Pharmacol. 1980 Jul;69(3):491-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1980.tb07039.x.
1 The cataleptic effect of delta'-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) depends upon the availability of the precursors of prostaglandins and the response is reduced in mice maintained on a diet deficient in arachidonic acid (AA) and restored by exogenous AA given intraperitoneally, or by feeding a normal diet. 2 In yeast-induced fever, which is accompanied by an increase in the synthesis of prostaglandins, THC shows an enhanced cataleptic effect. 3 Exposure to cold which results in depletion of prostaglandins reduces the effect of THC.