Cannabinoid Receptor (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

Cannabinoid Receptor

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Superimposed on the shadow of a marijuana leaf and artistic smoke, the molecular structure of the cannabinoid receptor CB1 is shown as a yellow ribbon with the bound stabilizing antagonist AM6538 as orange sticks. The active ingredient in marijuana, THC, is show as yellow sticks among the smoke

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Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya, The Stevens Laboratory, University of Southern California

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