Cannabinoids and the Brain - Köfalvi, Attila; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008)
Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, and Physiology of the Endocannabinoid and Related Lipidergic Signaling Systems in the Brain -- An Historical Introduction to the Endocannabinoid and Endovanilloid Systems -- Biosynthesis of Anandamide and 2-Arachidonoylglycerol -- Removal of Endocannabinoids by the Body: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Possibilities -- Other Cannabimimetic Lipid Signaling Molecules -- CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors: Molecular Biology, Second Messenger Coupling and Polarized Trafficking in Neurons -- CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors: Molecular, Signaling, and Trafficking Properties -- CB1 and CB2 Receptor Pharmacology -- Functional Molecular Biology of the TRPV1 Ion Channel -- Alternative Interacting Sites and Novel Receptors for Cannabinoid Ligands -- Anatomical Distribution of Receptors, Ligands and Enzymes in the Brain and in the Spinal Cord: Circuitries and Neurochemistry -- Endocannabinoids at the Synapse: Retrograde Signaling and Presynaptic Plasticity in the Brain -- Endocannabinoid Functions in Neurogenesis, Neuronal Migration, and Specification -- The Endocannabinoid System in Clinical Neuroscience and Experimental Neuropsychiatry -- Cannabinoids in the Management of Nausea and Vomiting -- Endocannabinoids in Energy Homeostasis and Metabolic Disorders -- Cannabinoids and Neuroprotection -- Neuroinflammation and the Glial Endocannabinoid System -- Targeting Cannabinoid Receptors in Brain Tumors -- Cannabinoids for the Control of multiple Sclerosis -- Endocannabinoids in Alzheimer's Disease -- The Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target in Epilepsy -- The Endocannabinoid System in the Physiology and Pathology of the Basal Ganglia -- The Endocannabinoid System is a Major Player in Schizophrenia -- The Cannabinoid Controversy: Cannabinoid Agonists and Antagonists as Potential Novel Therapies for Mood Disorders -- Role of Cannabinoid Receptors in Anxiety Disorders.
Keywords: Pharmacology; Neurosciences; Neurology .; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Neurosciences; Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology