Atherosclerosis – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:21:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png Atherosclerosis – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 The emerging role of the endocannabinoid system in cardiovascular disease. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2009/06/01/the-emerging-role-of-the-endocannabinoid-system-in-cardiovascular-disease/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:40:22 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=14955 Authors: Pál Pacher, Sabine Steffens
Seminars in Immunopathology, June 2009
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Endocannabinoids are endogenous bioactive lipid mediators present both in the brain and various peripheral tissues, which exert their biological effects via interaction with specific G-protein-coupled cannabinoid receptors, the CB(1) and CB(2). Pathological overactivation of t...

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