Effect of cannabis on glutamate signalling in the brain: A systematic review of human and animal evidence

@article{Colizzi2016EffectOC,
  title={Effect of cannabis on glutamate signalling in the brain: A systematic review of human and animal evidence},
  author={Marco Colizzi and Philip K. McGuire and Roger G. Pertwee and Sagnik Bhattacharyya},
  journal={Neuroscience \& Biobehavioral Reviews},
  year={2016},
  volume={64},
  pages={359-381}
}
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