Marihuana Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Cellular Effects [Paperback]

I Marihuana Chemistry.- Detection and Identification of Cannabinoids and of Their Metabolites.- 1 Cannabinoid Chemistry: An Overview.- 2 Detection and Identification of Compounds in Cannabis.- 3 Pyrolysis of Cannabinoids.- 4 Some Aspects of Cannabis Smoke Chemistry.- 5 Identification of Cannabinoids and Metabolites in Biological Materials by Combined Gas-Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.- 6 Comparison of Various Solvent Extractions for the Chromatographic Analysis of A9- Tetrahydrocannabinol and Its Metabolites.- 7 Radioimmunoassay of Cannabis Products in Blood and Urine.- 8 Mass Fragmentographic Assays for the Cannabinoids and Their Metabolites.- 9 Examination of the Metabolites of ?1-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Mouse Liver, Heart, and Lung by Combined Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry.- 10 Identification and Quantification of Cannabinoids in Urine by Gallium Chelate Formation.- 11 Forensic, Metabolic, and Autoradiographic Studies of ?8- and ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol.- Kinetics and Biotransformation.- 12 Cannabinoids: Metabolites Hydroxylated in the Pentyl Side Chain.- 13 Identification of Hydroxylated Cannabinoids by PMR and Mass Spectroscopy.- 14 The Pharmacokinetics of ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Its Metabolites: Importance and Relationship in Developing Methods for Detecting Cannabis in Biologic Fluids.- 15 Rate of Penetration of ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-Hydroxy-?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol to the Brain of Mice.- 16 Changes in the Metabolism of ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Caused by Other Cannabis Constituents.- II Marihuana: Biochemical and Cellular Effects.- Effects on Isolated Cell Systems.- 17 The Influence of Marihuana on Eukaryote Cell Growth and Development.- 18 Inhibition of Proliferation and Differentiation of Dictyostelium Discoideum Amoebae by Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabinol.- 19 ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol: Effect on Macromolecular Synthesis in Human and Other Mammalian Cells.- 20 In Vitro Inhibition of Protein and Nucleic Acid Synthesis in Rat l3³