The evidence for the existence of cannabinoid receptors.
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Recent advances in cannabis research have led to the conclusion that many of the characteristic effects of cannabis are mediated by cannabinoid receptors. It is the purpose of this article to review the evidence for the existence of such receptors by considering the extent to which the putative cannabinoid receptor satisfies a set of interrelated criteria that have often been used in the past to establish whether or not the effects of other classes of drug are receptor mediated. For the putative cannabinoid receptor, these criteria may be summarized as follows:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- General pharmacology
دوره 24 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993