Liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric measurement of the endogenous cannabinoid 2-arachidonylglycerol in the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1098-1102

  Huang, Susan M ^a   Strangmàn, Nicole M ^a   Walker, J Michael ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 arachidonylglycerol; Analgesia; Cannabinoids; Mass spectrum analysis; Peripheral nervous system; Sciatic nerve; Spinal cord; Spinal ganglia

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID 2 ARACHIDONYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLYCERIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032777296     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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