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Cannabinoids 2004 Edition
Contributor(s): Di Marzo, Vincenzo (Editor)
ISBN: 1441934332     ISBN-13: 9781441934338
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $161.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Pain Medicine
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals
- Medical | Neurology
Dewey: 615.782
Series: Neuroscience Intelligence Unit
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.72 lbs) 216 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The 21st century will witness the unprecedented marketing of therapeutic drugs developed from cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system. Cannabinoids is a timely volume, which represents a comprehensive review of the most important issues in cannabinoid research as well as those of most likely therapeutic relevance. For the first time, the multi-faceted aspects of cannabinoid chemistry, biology and medicine are presented in one volume.
Key topics of discussion:

-major families of phytocannabinoids;
-pharmacological activity of phytocannabinoids;
-interactions of phytocannabinoids with their proposed molecular target;
-components of the endocannabinoid system;
-molecular mechanisms of the endocannabinoid system;
-Physiological and pathological role of endocannabinoids;
-industrial applications of studies on the cannabinoids;
-therapeutic uses of agonists and antagonists of cannabinoids receptors.

This book is a must for graduate and pre- and post-doctoral students in disciplines ranging from organic and natural product chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry and medicine.