Anecdotal evidence that cannabis preparations have medical benefits together with the
discovery of the psychotropic plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) initiated …

The biological effects of cannabinoids, the major constituents of the ancient medicinal plant
Cannabis sativa (marijuana) are mediated by two members of the G-protein coupled …

Cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids and the enzymes responsible for their
biosynthesis and degradation constitute the endocannabinoid system. In recent decades …

Apart from having been used and misused for at least four millennia for, among others,
recreational and medicinal purposes, the cannabis plant and its most peculiar chemical …

The identification of the human cannabinoid receptors and their roles in health and disease,
has been one of the most significant biochemical and pharmacological advancements to …

The recent identification of cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous lipid ligands has
triggered an exponential growth of studies exploring the endocannabinoid system and its …

There are at least two types of cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2, both coupled to G-
proteins. CB1 receptors are present in the central nervous system and CB1 and CB2 …

Most neurodegenerative disorders (NDD s) are characterized by cognitive impairment and
other neurological defects. The definite cause of and pathways underlying the progression …

The anatomical distribution and density of cannabinoid receptors in the human brain was
studied in one fetal (33weeks gestation), two neonatal (aged three to six months) and eight …

The term'endocannabinoid'—originally coined in the mid-1990s after the discovery of
membrane receptors for the psychoactive principle in Cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol …