Systems biology analysis of the endocannabinoid system reveals a scale-free network with distinct roles for anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol

OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 646-654

  Bernabò, Nicola ^a   Barboni, Barbara ^a   Maccarrone, Mauro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; ANANDAMIDE; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEOMICS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; GLYCERIDES; HUMANS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84888246805     PISSN: 15362310     EISSN: 15578100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/omi.2013.0071     Document Type: Article

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