Cannabinoid CB2 receptors are expressed by perivascular microglial cells in the human brain: An immunohistochemical study

Núñez, Estefanía; Benito, Cristina; Ruth Pazos, M.; Barbáchano, Antonio; Fajardo, Otto; González, Sara; M. Tolón, Rosa; Romero, Julián

doi:10.1002/syn.20050

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Cannabinoid CB2 receptors are expressed by perivascular microglial cells in the human brain: An immunohistochemical study

Published in Synapse • Jul 6, 2004

Authors:

Estefanía Núñez

Cristina Benito

M. Ruth Pazos

Abstract

Two types of cannabinoid receptors have been characterized so far, CB1 and CB2. While CB1 receptors are present both in the CNS and in the periphery, CB2 receptors showed an almost exclusive distribution within the immune system. We now report that CB2 receptors are present in a specific microglial ...

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Receptor

Cannabinoid receptor

Cerebellum

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