Endocannabinoids: The Brain and Body's Marijuana and Beyond

by Emmanuel S. Onaivi

Over the past decade, there have been major advances in understanding the mechanisms whereby marijuana interacts with the brain in producing psychoactive and potentially therapeutic effects. The discovery of specific gene coding for cannabinoid receptors activated by smoking marijuana, and the finding of endogenous cannabinoids, which also activate the receptors, have transformed cannabinoid research into mainstream science with significant implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367391910
• ISBN13: 9780367391911
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.9"