Inhibition of anandamide amidase activity in mouse brain microsomes by cannabinoids

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1109-1111

  Watanabe, Kazuhito ^a   Kayano, Yuichiro ^a   Matsunaga, Tamihide ^a   Yamamoto, Lkuo ^a   Yoshimura, Hidetoshi ^b  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAKAMURA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

anandamide amidase; brain microsome; cannabinoid; inhibitory effect

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMIDASE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN MICROSOME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029745360     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.19.1109     Document Type: Article

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