2-Arachidonylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid, inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α production in murine macrophages, and in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Gallily, Ruth ^a   Breuer, Aviva ^b   Mechoulam, Raphael ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Endocannabinoid; Radical oxygen intermediate

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 2 LINOLEYLGLYCEROL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; GLYCEROL 2 PALMITATE; SCAVENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034613209     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00653-1     Document Type: Article

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