Targeting the endocannabinoid system: future therapeutic strategies.

@article{AizpuruaOlaizola2016TargetingTE,
  title={Targeting the endocannabinoid system: future therapeutic strategies.},
  author={Oier Aizpurua‐Olaizola and Izaskun Elezgarai and Irantzu Rico-Barrio and Iratxe Zarandona and Nestor Etxebarria and A. Usobiaga},
  journal={Drug discovery today},
  year={2016},
  volume={22 1},
  pages={
          105-110
        }
}
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