Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Central Obesity in a Southern Brazilian Population

The CB1 cannabinoid receptor and its endogenous ligands, the endocannabinoids, are involved in energy balance control, stimulating appetite and increasing body weight in wasting syndromes. Different studies have investigated the relationship between polymorphisms of the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1)...

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Main Authors: Janaína P. Jaeger, Vanessa S. Mattevi, Sidia M. Callegari-Jacques, Mara H. Hutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/841490

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