But under specific feeding conditions, he couldn’t locate any changes in endocannabinoid levels in the brain, which is flush with endocannabinoid receptors and the obvious place to look for behavioral ...

Matthew Hill at the University of Calgary Hotchkiss Brain Institute, the research team was able to block endocannabinoid receptors on interneurons, and limit stress-induced aversive memory ...

Meet the Endocannabinoid System At the heart of ... It comprises endocannabinoids (naturally produced compounds), receptors (CB1 and CB2), and enzymes that synthesize and degrade these compounds.

which does not fully reflect the complexity of the endocannabinoid system. "Until we find a molecule that acts specifically ...

The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays a crucial part in inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis but the receptors that underlie its involvement in such conditions ...

Compounds in cannabis, including THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol), interact with the ECS by binding to the endocannabinoid receptors. THC can produce psychoactive effects when ...

What makes BCP unique is its ability to interact with the brain’s endocannabinoid system—a network of receptors in regulating ...

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A number of cell surface and nuclear receptors mediate their actions via dimerization. While this has been well established, the dimerization of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) (that ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...

The 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of G-protein-coupled receptors. Professor David ...