TY - BOOK AU - Mechoulam,Raphael ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Cannabinoids as Therapeutics T2 - Milestones in Drug Therapy MDT SN - 9783764373580 AV - RM1-950 U1 - 615 23 PY - 2005/// CY - Basel PB - Birkhäuser Basel KW - Medicine KW - Human physiology KW - Neurosciences KW - Pharmacology KW - Neurology KW - Psychiatry KW - Biomedicine KW - Pharmacology/Toxicology KW - Human Physiology KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Cannabis in India: ancient lore and modern medicine -- Cannabinoid chemistry: an overview -- Cannabidiol as a potential medicine -- Endocannabinoids and regulation of fertility -- Cannabinoids in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection -- Role of the endocannabinoid system in learning and memory -- Cannabinoids and anxiety -- Cannabinoid targets for pain therapeutics -- Potential use of cannabimimetics in the treatment of cancer -- Cannabinoids: effects on vomiting and nausea in animal models -- The skeleton: stone bones and stoned heads? -- Cannabinoids and drugs of abuse -- Cannabinoids in appetite and obesity -- The development of Sativex® — a natural cannabis-based medicine N2 - In recent years, cannabis research has concentrated on the potential of cannabinoids as therapeutic substances, particularly in serious chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis. Most volumes published on cannabinoids so far concentrate on the biological activity, biochemistry and pharmacology, whereas this volume concentrates on the diseases, the physiological effects and therapeutic use of cannabinoids. The volume editor Prof. Mechoulam was the first who isolated the prime active constituent (THC, Tetrahydrocannabiol) of marijuana. He published extensively on the pharmacological activities of cannabinoids. The volume is of interest to researchers and clinicians from pharmacology, neuroscience, and medicinal research UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7358-X ER -