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''' Main article in wikipedia [[w:Endocannabinoid system|Endocannabinoid system]]''' | ''' Main article in wikipedia [[w:Endocannabinoid system|Endocannabinoid system]]''' | ||
Human | Human body contains 2 types of endocannabinoid [[w:Cannabinoid receptor|receptors]] [[w:Cannabinoid receptor type 1|CB<sub>1</sub>]] and [[w:Cannabinoid receptor type 2|CB<sub>2</sub>]]. | ||
CB<sub>1</sub> receptors predominantly located in the nervous system, connective tissues, gonads, glands, and organs and <ref name=p4mm>https://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/how-and-why-your-brain-makes-its-own-cannabinoids/</ref> | |||
CB<sub>2</sub> receptors, primarily found in the immune system and also present in the spleen, liver, heart, kidneys, bones, blood vessels, lymph cells, endocrine glands, and reproductive organs. <ref name=p4mm/> | |||
== Endocannabinoids == | == Endocannabinoids == | ||