Marawa El-Sayed El-Shamarka Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Pharmacology ,Pharmaceutical Science,Bioenergy,Diagnostics,Cell therapy
Department of Toxicology and Narcotics and Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Marawa El-Sayed El-Shamarka is currently working in Department of Toxicology and Narcotics and Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. He has international experience on various programs, and also contributed and participated in different countries for diverse fields of study. Research interests reflect in wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Author(s): Omar ME Abdel-Salam, Marawa El-Sayed El-Shamarka and Enayat A Omara
Cannabis sativa preparations in the form of marijuana (the dried flowering tops and leaves) and hashish (the dried resin and compressed flowers) from the female plant Cannabis sativa is the most widely used illicit drugs worldwide. In humans, cannabis is associated with a spectrum of central nervous system effects. These include euphoria, relaxation and perceptual alterations, which are mediated by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) the primary psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Other cannabinoids include cannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabichromene, and cannabidivarin. Cannabinoid CB1 receptors have been view moreĀ»