To study the role of the endogenous cannabinoids, scientists have used mice genetically engineered to _______ and _______. A) lack these compounds; drugs that block CB₁ receptors B) lack CB₁ and CB₂ receptors; drugs that block CB₁ receptors C) overexpress CB₁ receptors; drugs that prevent metabolism of these compounds D) overexpress these compounds; drugs that enhance synthesis of these compounds

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To study the role of endogenous cannabinoids, scientists use mice that lack cannabinoid receptors (such as CB1 and CB2, which seem to be referred to here as CB₁ and CB₂, respectively) and employ drugs that block these receptors to understand the system's function by observing the effects of their absence or inhibited activity.

To Study the Role of the Endogenous Cannabinoids, Scientists Have