A group of compounds structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol or capable of binding to cannabinoid receptors are collectively referred to as cannabinoids.
CHEN Jing +4 more
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Detecting a signal in the noise : Monitoring the global spread of novel psychoactive substances using media and other open source information [PDF]
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no ...
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New Synthetic Cannabinoids Metabolism and Strategies to Best Identify Optimal Marker Metabolites. [PDF]
Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) were initially developed as pharmacological tools to probe the endocannabinoid system and as novel pharmacotherapies, but are now highly abused.
Diao, Xingxing, Huestis, Marilyn A.
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Rapid Identification of Four New Synthetic Cannabinoids in Whole Blood [PDF]
Objective To establish accurate and rapid methods to identify four new synthetic cannabinoids (JWH-203, JWH-122, 5F-APINACA and AB-CHMINACA) in blood samples.
XU En-yu, ZHANG Yun-feng, SONG Ge,et al.
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Background: To date, there is little evidence in the literature about the effects of synthetic cannabinoids spice and antidepressants on the mammalian immune system.
Shokhista Tashmukhamedova +4 more
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Effects of cannabinoids on ligand-gated ion channels
Phytocannabinoids such as Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, endocannabinoids such as N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, and synthetic cannabinoids such as CP47,497 and JWH-018 constitute major groups of ...
Murat Oz +2 more
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Recent trends in analytical methods to determine new psychoactive substances in hair [PDF]
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) belong to several chemical classes, including phenethylamines, piperazines, synthetic cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids.
García Algar, Oscar +4 more
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Endocannabinoid system and anticancer properties of cannabinoids [PDF]
Cannabinoids impact human body by binding to cannabinoids receptors (CB1 and CB2). The two main phytocannabinoids are Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
Nowak, Agnieszka +3 more
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The therapeutic aspects of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) for cancer and their development: from nature to laboratory [PDF]
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a group of neuromodulatory lipids and their receptors, which are widely distributed in mammalian tissues. ECS regulates various cardiovascular, nervous, and immune system functions inside cells.
Botta, Bruno +5 more
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Cannabis through the looking glass: chemo- and enantio-selective separation of phytocannabinoids by enantioselective ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography [PDF]
By using the Inverted Chirality Columns Approach (ICCA) we have developed an enantioselective UHPSFC method to determine the enantiomeric excess (ee) of (-)-Δ(9)-THC in medicinal marijuana (Bedrocan®).
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