Cannabinoids and the gastrointestinal tract
Cannabinoids and the gastrointestinal tract
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology
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English
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology
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The enteric nervous system of several species, including the mouse, rat, guinea pig and humans, contains cannabinoid CB1receptors that depress gastrointestinal motility, mainly by inhibiting ongoing contractile transmitter release. Signs of this depressant effect are, in the whole organism, delayed gastric emptying and inhibition of the transit of...
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Cannabinoids and the gastrointestinal tract
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1728337
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1728337
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0017-5749
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1468-3288,1458-3288
DOI
10.1136/gut.48.6.859
