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Cannabinoids

Less than 20 years ago the ?eld of cannabis and the cannabinoids was still c- sidered a minor, somewhat quaint, area of research. A few groups were active in the ?eld, but it was already being viewed as stagnating. The chemistry of cannabis 9 9 was well known, ? -tetrahydrocannabinol (? -THC), ident...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Pertwee, Roger G. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 168
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pharmacological Actions of Cannabinoids
  • Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling
  • Molecular Biology of Cannabinoid Receptors
  • Analysis of the Endocannabinoid System by Using CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Knockout Mice
  • The Biosynthesis, Fate and Pharmacological Properties of Endocannabinoids
  • Modulators of Endocannabinoid Enzymic Hydrolysis and Membrane Transport
  • Structural Requirements for Cannabinoid Receptor Probes
  • Cannabinoid Receptors and Their Ligands: Ligand-Ligand and Ligand-Receptor Modeling Approaches
  • The Phylogenetic Distribution and Evolutionary Origins of Endocannabinoid Signalling
  • Distribution of Cannabinoid Receptors in the Central and Peripheral Nervous System
  • Effects of Cannabinoids on Neurotransmission
  • Retrograde Signalling by Endocannabinoids
  • Effects on the Immune System
  • Imaging of the Brain Cannabinoid System
  • Cannabinoid Function in Learning, Memory and Plasticity
  • Cannabinoid Control of Motor Function at the Basal Ganglia
  • Cannabinoid Mechanisms of Pain Suppression
  • Effects of Cannabinoids on Hypothalamic and Reproductive Function
  • Cannabinoids and the Digestive Tract
  • Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Cannabinoids
  • Effects on Cell Viability
  • Effects on Development
  • Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of the Plant Cannabinoids, ?9-Tetrahydrocannibinol, Cannabidiol and Cannabinol
  • Cannabinoid Tolerance and Dependence
  • Human Studies of Cannabinoids and Medicinal Cannabis.