Cannabinoids provide neuroprotection against 6-hydroxydopamine toxicity in vivo and in vitro: Relevance to Parkinson's disease

Cannabinoids have been reported to provide neuroprotection in acute and chronic neurodegeneration. In this study, we examined whether they are also effective against the toxicity caused by 6-hydroxydopamine, both in vivo and in vitro, which may be relevant to Parkinson's disease (PD). First, we...

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Main Authors: Isabel Lastres-Becker, Francisco Molina-Holgado, José A. Ramos, Raphael Mechoulam, Javier Fernández-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996104002827