Identification of biosynthetic precursors for the endocannabinoid anandamide in the rat brain

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-57

  Astarita, Giuseppe ^a   Ahmed, Faizy ^a   Piomelli, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonoylethanolamide; Fatty acid ethanolamine; Lipidomic; N acyl phosphatidylethanolamines; N acyl transferase; N arachidonoyl phosphatidylethanolamines; Nervous system; Phosphatidylethanolamine; Phospholipids; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ANANDAMIDE; CALCIUM; ENDOCANNABINOID; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; N ARACHIDONOYL PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BRAIN; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; MALE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 38049132293     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M700354-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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