Cannabinoid CB<sub>2</sub> receptors are expressed by perivascular microglial cells in the human brain: An immunohistochemical study

Núñez, Estefanía; Benito, Cristina; Ruth Pazos, M.; Barbachano, 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

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Estefanía Núñez

Cristina Benito

M. Ruth Pazos

Abstract

Abstract Two types of cannabinoid receptors have been characterized so far, CB 1 and CB 2 . While CB 1 receptors are present both in the CNS and in the periphery, CB 2 receptors showed an almost exclusive distribution within the immune system. We now report that CB 2 receptors are present in a speci...

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