Cannabinoids and Pain

Cannabinoids have been used to treat pain for many centuries. However, only during the past several decades have rigorous scientific methods been applied to understand the mechanisms of cannabinoid action. Cannabinoid receptors were discovered in the late 1980s and have been found to mediate the eff...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J Michael Walker, Nicole M Strangman, Susan M Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/413641