Anandamide: An endogenous activator of the vanilloid receptor [1]

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 134-

  Smart, D ^a   Jerman, J C ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; METHANANDAMIDE; OLVANIL; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

AGONIST; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IC 50; LETTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034177917     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-6147(00)01459-0     Document Type: Letter

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