Sentences with phrase «endocannabinoids produced»
It wasn't until 1992 that researchers discovered endocannabinoids produced naturally in the body.
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Cannabinoids in marijuana and endocannabinoids produced in the body can support the body's immune system and therefore are attractive targets for the development of anti-inflammatory therapeutics, she said.
Not exact matches
The primary psychoactive compound in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), mimics the structure of molecules called endocannabinoids that the human body produces naturally.
Using mice, this study found that in obesity, CB1 cannabinoid receptors become enriched on the nerve terminals that normally inhibit orexin neuron activity, and the orexin neurons produce more of the endocannabinoids to activate these receptors.
In the 1990s, researchers realized humans can produce their own cannabinoids through the body's endocannabinoid system (ECS).
Current studies in the Parsons laboratory are investigating whether binge patterns of drug consumption evoke similar endocannabinoid disruptions, and they are probing the influence of impaired endocannabinoid signaling in the excessive motivational effects produced by drug - associated conditioned cues.
He developed an innovative microdialysis approach that allows the in vivo sampling of lipid signaling molecules in the brain (including endocannabinoids) and has demonstrated that voluntary self - administration of ethanol, heroin, and cocaine produces distinct drug - and region - specific changes in brain endocannabinoid levels.
More precisely, the endocannabinoid system is a group of specialized lipids, their receptors and the enzymes that produce and degrade them.
The brain's endocannabinoid system may also help produce runner's high, reports an unrelated German study published last month.
The endocannabinoid system produces a number of chemicals that bind to the CB1, CB2 and minor receptors.
The phytocannabinoids produced by cannabis are not the same thing as the endocannabinoids, but the similarities are what make it so vitally important as a medicine.