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| Author(s): |
Honório, Káthia Maria
[1]
;
Arroio, Agnaldo
;
Silva, Albérico Borges Ferreira da
Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Física de São Carlos. Departamento de Física e Informática - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Química Nova; v. 29, n. 2, p. 318-325, mar.-abr. 2006. |
| Field of knowledge: | Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry |
| Abstract | |
Several cannabinoid compounds present therapeutic properties, but also have psychotropic effects, limiting their use as medicine. Nowadays, many important discoveries on the compounds extracted from the plant Cannabis sativa (cannabinoids) have contributed to understand the therapeutic properties of these compounds. The main discoveries in the last years on the cannabinoid compounds were: the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, the endogenous cannabinoids and the possible mechanisms of action involved in the interaction between cannabinoid compounds and the biological receptors. So, from the therapeutical aspects presented in this work, we intended to show the evolution of the Cannabis sativa research and the possible medicinal use of cannabinoid compounds. (AU) | |