Degradation of endocannabinoids in chronic migraine and medication overuse headache

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-189

  Cupini, L M ^a   Costa, C ^b   Sarchielli, P ^b   Bari, M ^c   Battista, N ^d   Eusebi, P ^b   Calabresi, P ^b   Maccarrone, M ^d  

^a S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic migraine; Endocannabinoids; Episodic migraine; Medication overuse headache

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER; CANNABINOID; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS, SECONDARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS;

EID: 42649145825     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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