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Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

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Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

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Full title

Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature reviews cardiology, 2018-03, Vol.15 (3), p.151-166

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Key Points
Activation of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB
1
R) by endocannabinoids or synthetic ligands mediates acute haemodynamic effects and might contribute to pathology in cardiovascular disease; activation of cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB
2
R) exerts anti-inflammatory effects
The psychoactive constituent of marijuana, Δ
9
-tetr...

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Cardiovascular effects of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids: the good, the bad, and the ugly

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1938851549

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1938851549

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ISSN

1759-5002

E-ISSN

1759-5010

DOI

10.1038/nrcardio.2017.130

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