Indiscernible Cannabinoid Science ~ Publius’ April 2014 Roundup, New on the Bryan William Brickner Blog

Spermatozoa and more

“Fatty acid lipophilic hedonistic sperm,” chuckled political scientist Bryan W. Brickner: “that’s right – you probably guessed it … just another day in the life of cannabinoids.”

Brickner, part of Publius and publisher of The Cannabis Papers: A citizen’s guide to cannabinoids (2011), utilizes new research from the National Institutes of Health (PubMed) and notes several cannabinoid system (CS) findings, to include: the endogenous ligands of cannabinoid type-1 and type-2 receptors are derived from arachidonic acid, popularly known as the fatty acid Omega-6; the CB1 receptor as a highly important mediator of the hedonistic aspects of reward processing; and human spermatozoa exhibit a completely functional cannabinoid system.

Homeostasis highlights Indiscernible Cannabinoid Science ~ Publius’ April 2014 Roundup. In the new posting on the Bryan William Brickner Blog, seven recent PubMed articles showcasing the interplay between the CS and other systems are noted, to include: physiology, digestive, hypothalamic neurohypophyseal (pituitary stalk), vanilloid, dopamine, reproductive, and nervous systems.

“Fatty acids are cannabinoids to our bodies,” explained Brickner. “Our bodies make cannabinoids from things like Omega-6, arachidonic acid; that’s why adding hemp oil to your diet, for medical and wellness reasons, makes sense: to our liver, it’s arachidonic acid ~ and that’s good.”

“The lesser known system, hypothalamic neurohypophyseal,” Brickner continued, “was included for its role in homeostasis; the research notes cannabinoids are (ubiquitous) lipophilic agents and modulate a wide range of homeostatic functions within this system – also referred to as the pituitary stalk.”

“Spermatozoa,” closed Brickner, “well, I didn’t even know they exhibited a completely functional cannabinoid system: wonders never cease.”

Brickner has a 1997 political science doctorate from Purdue University and is the author of several political theory books, to include The Promise Keepers: Politics and Promises (1999) and The Book of the Is: A book on bridges (2013). The Bryan William Brickner Blog is an ongoing resource for the political science of constitutions and the biological science of cannabinoids.

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