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Different receptor mechanisms underlying phytocannabinoid- versus synthetic cannabinoid-induced tetrad effects: Opposite roles of CB1 /CB2 versus GPR55 receptors.

Xiao-Fei WangEwa GalajGuo-Hua BiCindy ZhangYi HeJia ZhanMichael H BaumanEliot L GardnerZheng-Xiong Xi
Published in: British journal of pharmacology (2020)
These findings suggest that in addition to CB1 , both CB2 and GPR55 receptors are also involved in some pharmacological effects produced by cannabinoids. CB1 /CB2 , in contrast to GPR55, receptors appears to play opposite roles in cannabinoid action.
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