The Polarised Life of the Endocannabinoid System in CNS Development

Sharon Anavi-Goffer, Jan Mulder*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The spatiotemporal expression of cannabinoid receptors and endocannabinoid‐metabolising enzymes during brain development guides major developmental processes including neurogenesis, cell differentiation, cell migration, neuronal specification and synaptogenesis.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1591-1598
Number of pages8
JournalChemBioChem
Volume10
Issue number10
Early online date16 Jun 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jul 2009

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements
The authors thank Drs. R. A. Ross and T. Harkany for their critical comments. J.M. is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Alzheimer's Research Trust (UK), and S.A.G. is supported by GW Pharmaceuticals (UK).

Keywords

  • brain development
  • embryogenesis
  • endocannabinoid system
  • receptors
  • THC

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