Endocannabinoid-Mediated Control of Synaptic Transmission Masanobu KANO, Takako OHNO-SHOSAKU, Yuki HASHIMOTODANI, Motokazu UCHIGASHIMA, and Masahiko WATANABE Physiological Reviews, 2009, 89, 1, 309-380. https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00019.2008 I. Introduction 310 II. Cannabinoid Receptors 311 A. CB1 receptor 311 B. CB2 receptor 315 C. “CB3” receptor 315 D. TRPV1 receptor 317 E. GPR55 receptor 317 III. CB1 Receptor Signaling 317 A. Intracellular signaling pathways 317 B. Suppression of transmitter release 318 C. Morphological changes 318 IV. Biochemistry of Endocannabinoids 318 A. Endocannabinoids 318 B. Biosynthesis of anandamide 319 C. Biosynthesis of 2-AG 320 D. Degradation of endocannabinoids 321 E. Endocannabinoid transport 321 F. Lipid raft 322 V. Endocannabinoid-Mediated Short-Term Depression 322 A. Endocannabinoid as a retrograde messenger 322 B. eCB-STD in various brain regions 324 C. Mechanisms of ecb-std 334 VI. [...]
Lire la suiteDemystifying Cannabis Daniele Piomelli, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Volume 4, Number 1, 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. DOI: 10.1089/can.2019.29012.edi Every new book by Malcolm Gladwell goes, by default, straight to the top of my reading list. In the unlikely event that you are not familiar with the work of this Canadian author, make time to read The Tipping Point (Little, Brown and Co., 2000) or Outliers (Little, Brown and Co., 2008), and you will see why. Not only Gladwell is remarkably well informed and clear, as one would expect from an accomplished writer and public speaker, but he also has an unusual knack for uncovering [...]
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