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. 1977 Apr;59(4):599–601. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1977.tb07727.x

Effects of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on a Mg2+-ATPase of synaptic vesicles prepared from rat cerebral cortex.

J C Gilbert, R G Pertwee, M G Wyllie
PMCID: PMC1667757  PMID: 139957

Abstract

1. delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol both exhibited a concentration-related inhibition of Mg2+-ATPase of vesicles prepared from synaptosomes isolated from rat cerebral cortex. Cannabidiol was about 3 times more potent than tetrahydrocannabinol. 2. These results were similar to those obtained previously using drugs with well established anticonvulsant activity. 3. Tetrahydrocannabinol at a sub-inhibitory concentration (1 micronM) increased the activity of the Mg2+-ATPase relative to values obtained with vehicle controls.

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