Endogenous and Synthetic Cannabinoids as Therapeutics in Retinal Disease

The functional significance of cannabinoids in ocular physiology and disease has been reported some decades ago. In the early 1970s, subjects who smoked Cannabis sativa developed lower intraocular pressure (IOP). This led to the isolation of phytocannabinoids from this plant and the study of their t...

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Main Authors: Despina Kokona, Panagiota-Christina Georgiou, Mihalis Kounenidakis, Foteini Kiagiadaki, Kyriaki Thermos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8373020