Cannabinoids and feeding: The role of the endogenous cannabinoid system as a trigger for newborn suckling

Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 51-62

  Fride, Ester ^a  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 5 (4 CHLORO 3 METHYLPHENYL) 1 (4 METHYLBENZYL) N (1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN 2 YL) 3 PYRAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; AMPHETAMINE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; COCAINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DRONABINOL; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; GESTAGEN; LEPTIN; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OLEAMIDE; OREXIN; OXYTOCIN; RIMONABANT;

ANOREXIA; APPETITE; CACHEXIA; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INGESTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEMORY DISORDER; MILK; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUCKLING; SUPPOSITORY; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036456962     PISSN: 15299775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J175v02n03_04     Document Type: Review

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