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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 11:11:312.
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00312. eCollection 2020.

Editorial: The Canonical and Non-Canonical Endocannabinoid System as a Target in Cancer and Acute and Chronic Pain

Marialessandra Contino  1 , Peter J McCormick  2
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Editorial

Editorial: The Canonical and Non-Canonical Endocannabinoid System as a Target in Cancer and Acute and Chronic Pain

Marialessandra Contino et al. Front Pharmacol. .
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Keywords: ECS endocannabinoid system; cancer; cannabinoid ligands; cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2); pain.

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