Cardiorespiratory anomalies in mice lacking CB1 cannabinoid receptors.

Cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptors are expressed in the nervous and cardiovascular systems. In mice, CB1 receptor deficiency protects from metabolic consequences of a high-fat diet (HFD), increases sympathetic activity to brown fat, and entails sleep anomalies. We investigated whether sleep-wake and...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Silvani, Chiara Berteotti, Stefano Bastianini, Gary Cohen, Viviana Lo Martire, Roberta Mazza, Uberto Pagotto, Carmelo Quarta, Giovanna Zoccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4065065?pdf=render