Interaction of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol with herpesviruses and cultural conditions associated with drug-induced anti-cellular effects

Authors

G. Lancz
S. Specter
H. Keith Brown, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1991

Abstract

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a small molecular weight lipophilic substance which is the primary psychoactive ingredient present in marijuana. This three-ringed molecule has been shown to bind to serum lipoproteins and is believed to exert much of its psychoactive effects by its ability to bind to membranes of cells in the central nervous system (1). The mechanism by which THC exerts psychoactive activity is unknown.

Publication Title

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volume

288

First Page

287

Last Page

304

Comments

This article was published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Volume 288, Pages 287-304.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5925-8_33 .

Copyright © 1991 Springer.

Recommended Citation

Lancz, G.; Specter, S.; and Brown, H. Keith, "Interaction of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol with herpesviruses and cultural conditions associated with drug-induced anti-cellular effects" (1991). PCOM Scholarly Papers. 1281.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/1281