A Central Move for CB2 Receptors

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 2016 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Neuron, volume 90, pages 670-671 (issn: 0896-6273,

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Authors: Salma A, Quraishi; Carlos A, Paladini;

doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.05.012

pmid: 27196970

A Central Move for CB2 Receptors

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Abstract

The function of the CB2 cannabinoid receptor in the brain has long been a matter of debate. In this issue of Neuron, Stempel et al. (2016) describe a mechanism whereby endocannabinoid production leads to a cell-intrinsic hyperpolarization that controls self activity.

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Keywords

Neurons, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators, Animals, Brain, Humans, RNA, Messenger, Endocannabinoids

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