Retinal Damage Study-2003 Nov

Retinal Damage Study-2003 Nov

In 2003, a study with Adult male rats test the hypothesis that glutamate causes apoptosis of retinal neurons BACKGROUND:  via the excessive formation of peroxynitrite, and that the neuroprotective effect of the psychotropic Δ9-tetrahydroxycannabinol- (THC) or nonpsychotropic cannabidiol (CBD) is via the attenuation of this formation. You can read the full article here => http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892413/

Retinal Damage Research-2016 Aug

In 2016, A study using tadpoles identified a novel mechanism underlying a CB1R-mediated increase in retinal ganglion cell Background: Set out to test whether retinal eCB signaling impacts visual function, and if so, by what modes of action. You can read the full article here => https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4987138/