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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Recent evidence has raised in discussion the possibility that cannabidiol can act as a negative allosteric modulator of the cannabinoid type 1 receptor. Here we have used computational methods to study the modulation exerted by cannabidiol on the effects
Hery Chung +2 more
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Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain [PDF]
, 2006 Cannabinoid-based medicines have therapeutic potential for the treatment of pain. Augmentation of levels of endocannabinoids with inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is analgesic in models of acute and inflammatory pain states.
Barrett, David +4 more
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CB1 Receptor Antagonism Blocks Stress-Potentiated Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking in Rats [PDF]
, 2015 Rationale Under some conditions, stress, rather than directly triggering cocaine seeking, potentiates reinstatement to other stimuli, including a subthreshold cocaine dose.
Baker, David A. +6 more
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Rapid Identification of New Psychoactive Substances in Letters by LA‐APCI‐MS
Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.Laser ablation coupled to molecular mass spectrometry utilizing a modified atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source was used for the detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in infused prison mail samples. ABSTRACT New psychoactive substances (NPS), especially synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA), are increasingly smuggled ...
Mark Wesner +4 more
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Neural Plasticity, 2016 Neurocognitive effects of cannabinoids have been extensively studied with a focus on CB1 cannabinoid receptors because CB1 receptors have been considered the major cannabinoid receptor in the nervous system. However, recent discoveries of CB2 cannabinoid
Yong Li, Jimok Kim
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Mice in ecstasy : advanced animal models in the study of MDMA [PDF]
, 2010 The party drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine -better known as MDMA or ecstasy- has numerous effects on the human body, characterized by a rush of energy, euphoria and empathy.
Stove, Christophe +3 more
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Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.A novel software tool for the rapid and efficient simulation of the metabolism of new psychoactive substances was developed and applied to mimic the metabolism of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist MDMB‐4en‐PINACA. ABSTRACT An innovative software tool for the rapid and efficient simulation of the metabolism of new psychoactive substances (NPS ...
Mark Wesner +3 more
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On the role of cannabinoid CB1- and µ-opioid receptors in nicotine-induced motor impulsivity
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2012 Previous studies using a rat 5-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT) have established a critical role for dopamine D2 receptors in regulating increments in motor impulsivity induced by acute administration of the psychostimulant drugs amphetamine ...
Joost eWiskerke +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Pain is strongly associated with neuro-immune activation. Thus, the emerging role of the endocannabinoid system in neuro-inflammation is important. Acupuncture has been used for over 2500 years and is widely accepted for the management of pain. Our study
Tsung-Jung Ho +6 more
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