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Ben R Martin

SPRU, University of Sussex
Verified email at sussex.ac.uk
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The economic benefits of publicly funded basic research: a critical review

AJ Salter, BR Martin - Research policy, 2001 - Elsevier
This article critically reviews the literature on the economic benefits of publicly funded basic
research. In that literature, three main methodological approaches have been adopted — …

Bupropion is a nicotinic antagonist

JE Slemmer, BR Martin, MI Damaj - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2000 - ASPET
Neuronal nicotinic receptors are ligand-gated ion channels of the central and peripheral
central nervous system that regulate synaptic activity from both pre- and postsynaptic sites. The …

International Union of Pharmacology. XXVII. Classification of cannabinoid receptors

…, CC Felder, M Herkenham, K Mackie, BR Martin… - Pharmacological …, 2002 - ASPET
Two types of cannabinoid receptor have been discovered so far, CB 1 (2.1: CBD:1:CB1:),
cloned in 1990, and CB 2 (2.1:CBD:2:CB2:), cloned in 1993. Distinction between these …

Identification of an endogenous 2-monoglyceride, present in canine gut, that binds to cannabinoid receptors

…, AR Schatz, A Gopher, S Almog, BR Martin… - Biochemical …, 1995 - Elsevier
In this study, we report the isolation from canine intestines of 2-arachidonyl glycerol (2-Ara-Gl).
Its structure was determined by mass spectrometry and by direct comparison with a …

Cannabis: pharmacology and toxicology in animals and humans

IB Adams, BR Martin - Addiction, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis is one of the most widely used drugs throughout the world. The psychoactive
constituent of cannabis, δ 9 ‐tetrahydrocannabinol (δ 9 ‐THC), produces a myriad of …

Cannabinoid-induced mesenteric vasodilation through an endothelial site distinct from CB1 or CB2 receptors

…, KD Lake, DR Compton, BR Martin… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Cannabinoids, including the endogenous ligand arachidonyl ethanolamide (anandamide),
elicit not only neurobehavioral but also cardiovascular effects. Two cannabinoid receptors, …

Evaluation of binding in a transfected cell line expressing a peripheral cannabinoid receptor (CB2): identification of cannabinoid receptor subtype selective ligands.

VM Showalter, DR Compton, BR Martin… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 1996 - ASPET
Two cannabinoid receptors have been identified to date; one is located predominantly in
the central nervous system (CB1), whereas the other is located exclusively in the periphery (…

[PDF][PDF] Cannabinoid structure-activity relationships: correlation of receptor binding and in vivo activities.

…, LS Melvin, MR Johnson, BR Martin - … of Pharmacology and …, 1993 - researchgate.net
Although a receptor exists for cannabinoid drugs, it is uncertain which pharmacological
actions this receptor mediates. This structure-activity relationship investigation was initiated to …

Evidence for a new G protein-coupled cannabinoid receptor in mouse brain

CS Breivogel, G Griffin, V Di Marzo, BR Martin - Molecular pharmacology, 2001 - ASPET
… Griffin and BR Martin, submitted), and that spinal antinociceptive effects of different cannabinoid
ligands are mediated by different receptors (Welch and Eads, 1999; Houser et al., 2000). …

Behavioral, biochemical, and molecular modeling evaluations of cannabinoid analogs

BR Martin, DR Compton, BF Thomas… - Pharmacology …, 1991 - Elsevier
Numerous cannabinoids have been synthesized that are extremely potent in all of the
behavioral assays conducted in our laboratory. An important feature in increasing potency has …