An evaluation of the potentially neuroprotective properties of cannabinoids in a cell culture model of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting the dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta. There is evidence of increased cannabinoid receptor CB 1 signalling as well as exacerbated levels of its endogenous ligands anandamide (AEA) and 2- arachidonoyl...

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Main Author: Zeissler, Marie-Louise
Published: Exeter and Plymouth Peninsula Medical School 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.592875