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Captcha_Imagination t1_j2dnzhd wrote

Reply to comment by IAmDavidGurney in TIL that the drug GHB occurs naturally and is produced as a result of fermentation, and is found in small quantities in some beers, wines, beef, and small citrus fruits. It is also produced in the human brain by IAmDavidGurney

Receptors are often named after the drug that activates them. When Israeli Dr. Raphael Mechoulam discovered what receptors THC and CBD bind to what did it call it? Cannabinoid receptors. The whole system is the endocannabinoid system.

Don't get caught up in the naming of it. We name the key (compound) and lock (receptor) AFTER we see them interact. I thought the same as you when I first saw stuff like this.

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