Endocannabinoids are lipid mediators of the same cannabinoid (CB) receptors that mediate the effects of marijuana. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) consists of CB receptors, endocannabinoids, and the enzymes involved in their biosynthesis and degradation, and it is present in both brain and peripher
Endocannabinoids and liver disease
✍ Scribed by Wladimiro Jiménez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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