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Cannabinoids mediate analgesia largely via peripheral type 1 cannabinoid receptors in nociceptors.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Jul 2007
Agarwal Nitin, Pacher Pal, Tegeder Irmgard, Amaya Fumimasa, Constantin Cristina E, Brenner Gary J, Rubino Tiziana, Michalski Christoph W, Marsicano Giovanni, Monory Krisztina, Mackie Ken, Marian Claudiu, Batkai Sandor, Parolaro Daniela, Fischer Michael J, Reeh Peter, Kunos George, Kress Michaela, Lutz Beat, Woolf Clifford J, Kuner Rohini
Abstract excerpt
Although endocannabinoids constitute one of the first lines of defense against pain, the anatomical locus and the precise receptor mechanisms underlying cannabinergic modulation of pain are uncertain. Clinical exploitation of the system is severely hindered by the cognitive deficits, memory impai...
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