Cannabinoids /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Abood, M.E, Pertwee, R. G. (Roger G.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2005]
Series:Handbook of experimental pharmacology. v. 168.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pharmacological actions of cannabinoids
  • Cannabinoid receptor signaling
  • Molecular biology of cannabinoid receptors
  • Analysis of 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, delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and cannabinol
  • Cannabinoid tolerance and dependence
  • Human studies of cannabinoids and medicinal cannabis