cannabinoid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cannabinoid
Example Sentences
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The body naturally produces endocannabinoids that bind to the cannabinoid receptors in the brain and other parts of the body.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
Activity of the cannabinoid receptor 1, which is involved in controlling pain perception, also decreased in the thalamic reticular nucleus after CSD.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
To flesh out how hemp’s cannabinoids impact livestock, scientists at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment fed 10 lactating dairy cows differing amounts of hemp feed containing a range of cannabinoid concentrations.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2022
In 2015, a research team led by Dr. Johannes Fuss at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany tested the relationship between cannabinoid receptors and running with exercise-conditioned mice.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022
The hippocampi, paired structures in the temporal lobe that are crucial in the formation of new memories, are studded with cannabinoid receptors.
From Scientific American • May 7, 2020
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