Georgia Fitzpatrick, Yifan Huang, Fiona Qiu, Mark D Habgood, Robert L Medcalf, Heidi Ho, Katarzyna M Dziegielewska, Norman R Saunders
Cannabidiol is a major component of cannabis but without known psychoactive properties. A wide range of properties have been attributed to it, such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-cancer, anti-seizure and anxiolytic. However, being a fairly new compound in its purified form, little is known about cannabidiol brain entry, especially during development. Sprague Dawley rats at four developmental ages: embryonic day E19, postnatal day P4 and P12 and non-pregnant adult females were administered intraperitoneal cannabidiol at 10 mg/kg with [3 H] labelled cannabidiol...
February 17, 2024: Cell and Tissue Research