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Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid a (THCA-A) Reduces Adiposity and Prevents Metabolic Disease Caused by Diet-Induced Obesity
2019-04-29
Abstract excerpt
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Cannabis has remarkable therapeutic potential, but its clinical use is limited by the psychotropic activity of Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9 -THC). Surprisingly, the biological profile of the non-narcotic native precursor of Δ 9 -THC (Δ 9 -THC acid A, Δ 9 -THCA-A) is still largely unexplored. We present evidence that Δ 9 -THCA-A is a partial and selective PPARγ modulator, endowed with low...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0edbcb78-6174-5549-93d3-05a60722ee3e
- DOI
- 10.1101/622035
