Marijuana use among adolescents is associated with deleterious alterations in mature BDNF

<em>Background:</em> With increases in marijuana use and legalization efforts, it is imperative to establish its impact on the developing brain. Therefore, we investigated whether exposure to marijuana alters brain derived neurotropic-factor (BDNF), given its critical role in brain devel...

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Main Authors: Maria Jose Miguez, Wenyaw Chan, Luis Espinoza, Ralph Tarter, Caroline Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-01-01
Series:AIMS Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.4/fulltext.html