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Revealing genomic changes responsible for cannabinoid receptor loss in parrots: mechanism and functional effects
Daniel Divín, Mercedes Gómez-Samblás, Nithya Kuttiyarthu Veetil…·Michal Vinkler
The paper investigates CNR2 pseudogenization in parrots, showing increased IL1B expression in the brain during inflammation, suggesting functional consequences of CNR2 loss.
DOI 10.1101/2022.01.03.474805