Cannabinoid physiology and pharmacology: 30 years of progress

Neuropharmacology - Tập 47 - Trang 345-358 - 2004
A­llyn C. Howlett1,2, C. S. Breivogel3, Steven R. Childers1, Samuel A. Deadwyler1, Robert E. Hampson1, Linda J. Porrino1
1Department of Physiology & Pharmacology Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC 27157 USA
2Neuroscience of Drug Abuse Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
3Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, NC 27506, USA

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