Reintoxication: The release of fat-stored Δ 9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) into blood is enhanced by food deprivation or ACTH exposure

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1330-1337

  Gunasekaran, N ^a   Long, L E ^a   Dawson, B L ^b   Hansen, G H ^b   Richardson, D P ^a   Li, K M ^a   Arnold, J C ^a   McGregor, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

9 tetrahydrocannabinol; ( ) l 1 nor 9 carboxy 9tetrahydrocannablnol; ACTH; Adipocytes; Cannabis; Food deprivation; Lipolysis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DRONABINOL; GLYCEROL;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTOXICATION; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADIPOCYTES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLYCEROL; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 70849126335     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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