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Research References
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This section is formulated from the textbook, Cannabis Sativa L. Botany and Biotechnology, specifically the classification suggested by Ethan Russo to avoid common nomenclature inconsistencies deployed by medical and recreational cannabis retailers, producers, and consumers.
Cannabis Sativa L. Botany and Biotechnology (2017)
Aroma and Flavors:
This category is based off clinical trials in the peer reviewed journal Consumer perceptions of strain difference in cannabis aroma (Avery N. Gilbert , Joseph A. DiVerdi)
- Interplay between cannabinoids and the neuroimmune system in migraine. J Headache Pain. 2024;25(1):87.
- Roper SD. Taste buds as peripheral chemosensory receptors. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2013;24(1):71-79.
- Chaudhari N, Roper SD. The cell biology of taste. J Cell Biol. 2010;190(3):285-296.
- Yarmolinsky DA, Zuker CS, Ryba NJ. Common sense about taste: from mammals to insects. Cell. 2009;139(2):234-244.
- Liman ER. Taste. In: Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessell TM, Siegelbaum SA, Hudspeth AJ, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill;1 2013:801-817.
- Breslin PA. An evolutionary perspective on food and human taste. Curr Biol. 2013;23(9):R409-R418.
- Bachmanov AA, Beauchamp GK. Taste receptor genes. Annu Rev Nutr. 2007;27:389-414.
- Bajec MR, Pickering GJ. Astringency: mechanisms and perception. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2008;48(9):858-875.
- Caterina MJ, Schumacher MA, Tominaga M, Rosen TA, Levine JD, Julius D. The capsaicin receptor: a heat-activated ion channel in the pain pathway. Nature. 1997;389(6653):816-824.
- McKemy DD, Neuhausser WM, Julius D. Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation. Nature. 2002;416(6876):52-58.
- Bryant BP, Mezine2 I. Alkylamides that produce tingling paresthesia activate tactile and thermal trigeminal neurons. Brain Res. 1999;842(2):452-460.
- Kuroda M, Kato Y. Kokumi3 substances, enhancers of basic tastes, induce responses in calcium-sensing receptor expressing taste cells. PLoS One. 2013;8(7):e69546.
- Tordoff MG. Calcium: taste, intake, and appetite. Physiol Behav. 2008;94(5):702-709.
- Lee CB, Gutierrez R, Kim UK. Metallic taste perception: an update. J Food Sci. 2018;83(1):18-24.
- Darko DL, Nakajima K, Beauchamp GK. 'Heartiness': a new taste sensation? Chem Senses. 2018;43(8):611-621.
- Chassaing C, Iwai K, Hofmann T, Lyall V, Grace T, Gallagher E, de Koning AP, Smith BO, Cotter PD, Arora T, Keating DJ, Jones E, Hoffman MW, Rychkov GY, Margolskee RF, Kinnamon SC, Finger TE, Kinnamon JC. A novel type II taste receptor with a broad range of agonist selectivity for alkaline pH and amino acids. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014;443(2):555-560.
Physical and Psychotropic Effects:
This category is based off clinical trials in the peer reviewed journals:
Being stoned: a review of self-reported cannabis effects (Bob Green, David Kavanagh, & Ross Young)
Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial (Mark A. Ware MBBS, Tongtong Wang PhD, Stan Shapiro PhD, Ann Robinson)