This introductory chapter provides an exploration and overview of the human endocannabinoid system (ECS). Beginning with the history and timeline of the discovery of the ECS, the sections of this chapter examine the components, anatomy, and physiologic effects of the ECS in each organ system. A deeper exploration of the expanded ECS, or endocannabinoidome, is also included.

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The Endocannabinoid System: The Most Important System You Never Learned in School

  • Leah Sera,
  • Carrie Hempel-Sanderoff

摘要

This introductory chapter provides an exploration and overview of the human endocannabinoid system (ECS). Beginning with the history and timeline of the discovery of the ECS, the sections of this chapter examine the components, anatomy, and physiologic effects of the ECS in each organ system. A deeper exploration of the expanded ECS, or endocannabinoidome, is also included.