Receptors, Cannabinoid
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Alteration of theta timescale dynamics of hippocampal place cells by a cannabinoid is associated with memory impairment.

5 Oct 2009 The integrity of the hippocampus is critical for both spatial navigation and episodic memory, but how its neuronal firing patterns underlie those functions is not well understood. In particular, the modality by which hippocampal place cells ... Read more...

Cannabinoid receptor activation in the basolateral amygdala blocks the effects of stress on the conditioning and extinction of inhibitory avoidance.

7 Sep 2009 Despite the efficacy of behavior therapy for human anxiety disorders, extinction-like treatments require repeated cue exposures and are vulnerable to reversal by a number of environmental factors, particularly stress. The endocannabinoid system has ... Read more...

Cannabinoids for clinicians: the rise and fall of the cannabinoid antagonists.

Sep 2009 The endocannabinoid system has emerged as a significant player in the control of energy balance and metabolism, through its direct central and peripheral effects, as well as via its interaction with other appetite-regulating pathways. There is ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Receptors, Cannabinoid'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Alteration of theta timescale dynamics of hippocampal place cells by a cannabinoid is associated with memory impairment. 5 Oct 2009
• Cannabinoid receptor activation in the basolateral amygdala blocks the effects of stress on the conditioning and extinction of inhibitory avoidance. 7 Sep 2009
• Cannabinoids for clinicians: the rise and fall of the cannabinoid antagonists. Sep 2009
• The putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 affects osteoclast function in vitro and bone mass in vivo. Sep 2009
• Rimonabant induces partial seizures in a patient with a history of generalized epilepsy. 30 Aug 2009
• Rimonabant inhibits human colon cancer cell growth and reduces the formation of precancerous lesions in the mouse colon. 30 Aug 2009
• Taking the spice out of legal smoking mixtures. 20 Aug 2009
• Two forms of long-term depression in a polysynaptic pathway in the leech CNS: one NMDA receptor-dependent and the other cannabinoid-dependent. 4 Aug 2009
• CHI's Eighth Annual World Pharmaceutical Congress. Targeting pain with novel therapeutics: Part 1. 30 Jul 2009
• Depolarizing GABAergic synaptic input triggers endocannabinoid-mediated retrograde synaptic signaling. 30 Jul 2009
• The endocannabinoid system of the skin in health and disease: novel perspectives and therapeutic opportunities. 12 Jul 2009
• Cannabinoids inhibit fibrogenesis in diffuse systemic sclerosis fibroblasts. 7 Jul 2009
• The polarised life of the endocannabinoid system in CNS development. 4 Jul 2009
• Opioid receptor and NO/cGMP pathway as a mechanism of peripheral antinociceptive action of the cannabinoid receptor agonist anandamide. 29 Jun 2009
• Cannabinoid receptor ligands as potential anticancer agents--high hopes for new therapies? 29 Jun 2009
• Structural analysis of the human cannabinoid receptor one carboxyl-terminus identifies two amphipathic helices. 29 Jun 2009
• [Current and future medical drugs for smoking cessation] 3 Jun 2009
• From endocannabinoid profiling to 'endocannabinoid therapeutics'. Jun 2009
• Effects of the cannabinoid receptor ligands on anxiety-related effects of d-amphetamine and nicotine in the mouse elevated plus maze test. 30 May 2009
• The endocannabinoid system: a new pharmacological target for obesity treatment? 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Receptors, Cannabinoid'

Definition: A class of G-protein-coupled receptors that are specific for CANNABINOIDS such as those derived from CANNABIS. They also bind a structurally distinct class of endogenous factors referred to as ENDOCANNABINOIDS. The receptor class may play a role in modulating the release of signaling molecules such as NEUROTRANSMITTERS and CYTOKINES.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D043882

Alternative terms: Receptors, Cannabinoid; Cannabinoid Receptors; Cannabinoid Receptor; Receptor, Cannabinoid; Marijuana Receptor; Receptor, Marijuana;

Related Mesh Headings: Cannabinoids; Endocannabinoids;

Allowable Qualifiers: isolation & purification; metabolism; physiology; radiation effects; therapeutic use; ultrastructure; chemistry; agonists; administration & dosage; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; classification; deficiency; drug effects; genetics; history; immunology;

Tree Number: D12.776.543.750.100.125;

History Note: 2004; use RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID (NM) 1988-2003

Technical Notes: note specific subtypes