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Evidence suggests that cannabinoid‐1 receptor (CB1R) activation is associated with increased food intake and body weight gain. Human epidemiological studies, however, show decreased prevalence of obesity in cannabis users. Given… Click to show full abstract
Evidence suggests that cannabinoid‐1 receptor (CB1R) activation is associated with increased food intake and body weight gain. Human epidemiological studies, however, show decreased prevalence of obesity in cannabis users. Given the overlapping and complementary functions of the cannabinoid receptors (CB1R and CB2R), mice lacking CB2R and mice lacking both CB1R and CB2R were studied.
Keywords:
knockout mice;
cannabinoid receptor;
mice
Journal Title: Obesity
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Obesity
Year Published: 2019
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