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SUBMITTER: Oltrabella F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5636690 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oltrabella Francesca F Melgoza Adam A Nguyen Brian B Guo Su S
Development, growth & differentiation 20170517 4
The endocannabinoid system (eCBs), named after the plant Cannabis sativa, comprises cannabinoid receptors, endogenous ligands known as "endocannabinoids", and enzymes involved in the biosynthesis and degradation of these ligands, as well as putative transporters for these ligands. ECBs proteins and small molecules have been detected in early embryonic stages of many vertebrate models. As a result, cannabinoid receptors and endogenous as well as exogenous cannabinoids influence development and be ...[more]