Endocannabinoids affect neurological and cognitive function in thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy in mice

Endocannabinoids affect neurological and cognitive function in thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy in mice

Endocannabinoids function as neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the central nervous system via specific receptors and apparently have a neuroprotective role. We assumed that the endocannabinoid system could be involved in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a neuropsychiatric synd...

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Main Authors: Yosefa Avraham, Eran Israeli, Ezra Gabbay, Avital Okun, Olga Zolotarev, Isable Silberman, Vera Ganzburg, Yossi Dagon, Iddo Magen, Lia Vorobia, Orit Pappo, Raphael Mechoulam, Yaron Ilan, Elliot M. Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
Hepatic encephalopathy
Thioacetamide
Endocannabinoids
Cannabinoid receptors
Neurological and cognitive functions
Activity score
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