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cannabinoid receptor
(redirected from CB2 receptor)

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cannabinoid receptor
THC receptor, see there


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Biochemists and other scientists synthesize the current understanding of such aspects as structure-activity relationships and conformational freedom of CB1 receptor antagonists and inverse agonists, cannabinoid receptor signal transduction pathways, mutational analyses of the receptors, new insights into the endo-cannabinoid system using knockout mice, and therapeutic applications for agents that act at CB1 and CB2 receptors.
CB2 receptors predominate in immune tissues outside the CNS, especially in the spleen, and are believed to modulate immune function.
THC suppresses macrophages, natural killer cells, and T lymphocytes, mediated through CB2 receptors on leukocytes.
 
 
 
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