Cannabimimetic phytochemicals in the diet - an evolutionary link to food selection and metabolic stress adaptation?

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Published in Br J Pharmacol on November 27, 2016

Authors

Jürg Gertsch1

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.

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