Endocannabinoids in multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue , 2015, Pages 213-231

  Pryce, Gareth ^a   Baker, David ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Endocannabinoid; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Multiple sclerosis; Neurodegeneration; Neuroinflammation; Neuroprotection; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; DRONABINOL; ENDOCANNABINOID; NABIXIMOLS; PALMIDROL; RILUZOLE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL INFILTRATION; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXCITOTOXICITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY;

EID: 84942511559     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20825-1_7     Document Type: Chapter

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