Biochemistry of the Endogenous Ligands of Cannabinoid Receptors

In 1992 the discovery of the first endogenous ligand of cannabinoid receptors, anandamide, provided conclusive support to the hypothesis that an “endogenous cannabinoid regulatory system” exists in mammalian nervous tissue. Anandamide (N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine) was the first of a series of long-c...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Di Marzo, Dale G. Deutsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1998-12-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996198902145