Neurobiology - Cannabinoids act backwards

被引:29
作者
Christie, MJ [1 ]
Vaughan, CW
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Dept Pharmacol, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Univ Sydney, Med Fdn, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
关键词
Ailments;
D O I
10.1038/35069167
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Cannabis is useful for treating many ailments, but has unwanted side effects. Drugs that control signalling by cannabinoids found naturally in the body might be more useful. © 2001 Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
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页数:3
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