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Effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in individuals with a familial vulnerability to alcoholism.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Jun 2014
Ranganathan Mohini, Sewell R Andrew, Carbuto Michelle, Elander Jacqueline, Schnakenberg Ashley, Radhakrishnan Rajiv, Pittman Brian, D'Souza Deepak Cyril
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A family history (FH) of alcoholism accounts for approximately 50% of the risk of developing alcohol problems. Several lines of preclinical evidence suggest that brain cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) function may mediate the effects of alcohol and risk for developing alcoholism including the observations that reduced CB1R function decreases alcohol-related behaviors and enhanced CB1R function...
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