Fatty acid amide hydrolase, the degradative enzyme for anandamide and oleamide, has selective distribution in neurons within the rat central nervous system

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1047-1052

  Thomas, Elizabeth A ^a   Cravatt, Benjamin F ^a   Danielson, Patria E ^a   Gilula, Norton B ^a   Sutcliffe, J Gregor ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS; In situ hybridization; Oleamide

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; FATTY ACID; HYDROLASE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; OLEAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EUPHORIA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEURONS; OLEIC ACIDS; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031469972     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19971215)50:6<1047::AID-JNR16>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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