Cannabinoids as therapeutic agents in cardiovascular disease: a tale of passions and illusions
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Cannabinoids as therapeutic agents in cardiovascular disease: a tale of passions and illusions.
In addition to their classical known effects, such as analgesia, impairment of cognition and learning and appetite enhancement, cannabinoids have also been related to the regulation of cardiovascular responses and implicated in cardiovascular pathology. Elevated levels of endocannabinoids have been related to the extreme hypotension associated with various forms of shock as well as to the cardi...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707261