Targeting the endocannabinoid system in cancer therapy: A call for further research

Nature Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 547-550

  Bifulco, Maurizio ^a   Di Marzo, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 3 FLUOROANANDAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; ARVANIL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; NABILONE; PARTIAL AGONIST; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; VANILLOID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER THERAPY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; VOMITING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; CANNABINOIDS; CELL DIVISION; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 0036278032     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0602-547     Document Type: Review

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