Thursday, December 22, 2011

Cannabinoid Shown To Be Neuroprotective In Model Of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal

Cannabinoid Shown To Be Neuroprotective In Model Of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: "Thursday, 08 September 2011

"[T]hese observations show ... that the stimulation of the endocannabinoid system could be protective against the hyper-excitability developed during alcohol withdrawal"

Caen, France: The administration of the synthetic cannabinoid agonist HU-211 decreases nerve cell death in an in vitro model of ethanol withdrawal, according to data published online in the journal of the Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE)."

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