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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583354903321

Titolo

The endocannabinoid system : genetics, biochemistry, brain disorders, and therapy / / edited by Eric Murillo-Rodríguez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

615.7827

Soggetti

Cannabinoids

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Basic mechanisms of synthesis and hydrolysis of major endocannabinoids / Natalia Battista and Mauro Maccarrone -- Cannabinoid receptors and their signaling mechanisms / Balapal S. Basavarajappa -- The endocannabinoid system and Parkinson disease / Andrea Giuffrida and Alex Martinez -- Putative role of endocannabinoids in schizophrenia / F. Markus Leweke and Cathrin Rohleder -- The endocannabinoid system and human brain functions : insight from memory, motor, and mood pathologies / John C. Ashton, Megan J. Dowie and Michelle Glass -- The role of the endocannabinoid system in addiction / Jose M. Trigo and Bernard Le Foll.

Sommario/riassunto

The Endocannabinoid System: Genetics, Biochemistry, Brain Disorders, and Therapy examines the cellular, biochemical, genetic, and therapeutic aspects of the endocannabinoid system. The chapters cover significant conceptual advances in the endocannabinoid field and shed light on the many brain disorders in which this biological system is involved.--