Aminoalkylindoles: Structure-Activity Relationships of Novel Cannabinoid Mimetics

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 1995, Pages 3094-3105

  Eissenstat, Michael A ^a   Bell, Malcolm R ^a   D’Ambra, Thomas E ^a   Alexander, E John ^a   Daum, Sol J ^a   Ackerman, James H ^a   Gruett, Monte D ^a   Kumar, Virendra ^a   Estep, Kimberly G ^a   Olefirowicz, Edward M ^a   Wetzel, Joseph R ^a   Alexander, Michael D ^a   Weaver, John D ^a   Haycock, Dean A ^a   Luttinger, Daniel A ^a   Casiano, Frances M ^a   Chippari, Susan M ^a   Kuster, Joan E ^a   Stevenson, Joan I ^a   Ward, Susan J ^a  

^a Sanofi Winthrop Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WIN 54461;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMAL; INDOLES; LIGANDS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, DRUG; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0029134729     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm00016a013     Document Type: Article

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