Endocannabinoids--the brain's own marijuana--may be linked to the metabolic syndrome

MedGenMed. 2006 Oct 9;8(4):7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators / biosynthesis*
  • Cannabis*
  • Endocannabinoids*
  • Humans
  • Metabolic Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Metabolic Syndrome / metabolism*
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology
  • Pyrazoles / therapeutic use
  • Rimonabant

Substances

  • Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators
  • Endocannabinoids
  • Piperidines
  • Pyrazoles
  • Rimonabant