Cannabinoids is an outstanding summary of many aspects of cannabinoid research.

Cannabinoids provides current knowledge about the pharmacology and therapeutic potential of cannabinoids as well as knowledge about the pharmacology, physiology, and pathology of the endogenous cannabinoid systems.

The chapters are written by scientists who have made or are still making major contributions to the field.

Contents

• Pharmacological Actions of Cannabinoids
• Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling
• Molecular Biology of Cannabinoid Receptors
• Analysis of the Endocannabinoid System by Using CB1Cannabinoid Receptor Knockout Mice
• The Biosynthesis, Fate and Pharmacological Properties of Endocannabinoids
• Modulators of Endocannabinoid Enzymic Hydrolysis and MembraneTransport
• 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 ReproductiveFunction
• Cannabinoids and the DigestiveTract
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Cannabinoids
• Effects on Cell Viability
• Effects on Development
• Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of the Plant Cannabinoids, .9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol and Cannabinol
• Cannabinoid Tolerance and Dependence
• Human Studies of Cannabinoids and Medicinal Cannabis

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