Site-specific and time-dependent activation of the endocannabinoid system after transection of long-range projections.

BACKGROUND: After focal neuronal injury the endocannabinioid system becomes activated and protects or harms neurons depending on cannabinoid derivates and receptor subtypes. Endocannabinoids (eCBs) play a central role in controlling local responses and influencing neural plasticity and survival. How...

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Main Authors: Sonja Kallendrusch, Constance Hobusch, Angela Ehrlich, Simone Ziebell, Natsuo Ueda, Gerd Geisslinger, Marco Koch, Faramarz Dehghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310878?pdf=render