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An endocannabinoid system is present in the mouse olfactory epithelium but does not modulate olfaction

C R Hutch1, C J Hillard2, C Jia3

  • 1Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, 293 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences, Michigan State University, 1129 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

Neuroscience
|June 4, 2015
PubMed
Summary

The endocannabinoid system, including cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2), is present in the mouse olfactory epithelium. However, it does not appear to affect olfaction-mediated behaviors in adult mice.

Keywords:
2-AGcannabinoidsolfactionprogenitor cells

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