The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol reduces lesion expansion and white matter damage after spinal cord injury

A series of pathological events secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) contribute to the spread of the damage, which aggravates neurological deficits. Here we report that a single dose of the neuroprotective endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) administered early after SCI reduces lesion ex...

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Main Authors: Angel Arevalo-Martin, Daniel Garcia-Ovejero, Eduardo Molina-Holgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-05-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996110000409