2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether, an endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor
2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether, an endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor
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Hanus, L , Abu-Lafi, S , Fride, E , Breuer, A , Vogel, Z , Shalev, D E , Kustanovich, I and Mechoulam, R
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United States: National Acad Sciences
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English
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Two types of endogenous cannabinoid-receptor agonists have been identified thus far. They are the ethanolamides of polyunsaturated fatty acids—arachidonoyl ethanolamide (anandamide) is the best known compound in the amide series—and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol, the only known endocannabinoid in the ester series. We report now an example of a third, eth...
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2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether, an endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_11259648
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_11259648
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.061029898
