Turned-off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 08/04/2008 - 03:30

New preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays a tumor-suppressing role in human colorectal cancer, scientists report in the Aug. 1 edition of the journal Cancer Research.


 

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