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Endocannabinoid system — The endocannabinoid system refers to a group of neuromodulators (Kreitzer and Regehr, 2001; Maejima et al , 2001) and their receptors that are involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain sensation, mood, and memory.… … Wikipedia
Endocannabinoid-System — Das Endocannabinoid System (Abk. für endogenes Cannabinoid System) umfasst die Cannabinoid Rezeptoren CB1 und CB2 mit ihren natürlichen Liganden und den nachgeschalteten intrazellulären Signalverarbeitungs und Effektormechanismen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
endocannabinoid — noun An endogenous cannabinoid, that is one produced by the body … Wiktionary
Cannabinoids — (pron en|kəˈnæbɨˌnɔɪdz [cite book |title=The American Heritage Dictionary |year=2000 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |edition=4th ed. |isbn=0395825172] ) are a group of terpenophenolic compounds present in Cannabis ( Cannabis sativa L). The broader… … Wikipedia
2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether — IUPAC name 2 [(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z) 5,8,11,14 Icosatetraen 1 yloxy] 1,3 propanediol … Wikipedia
Anandamide — IUPAC name (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z) N (2 hydroxyethyl)icosa 5,8,11,14 tetraenamide … Wikipedia
Cannabinoid receptor antagonist — The discovery of the endogenous cannabinoid system led to the development of CB1 receptor antagonists. The first cannabinoid receptor antagonist, rimonabant, was described in 1994. Rimonabant blocks the CB1 receptor selectively and it has been… … Wikipedia
Palmitoylethanolamide — IUPAC name N (2 hydroxyethyl)hexadecanamide … Wikipedia
Cannabinoid receptor — protein Name=cannabinoid receptor 1 (brain) caption= width= HGNCid=2159 Symbol=CNR1 AltSymbols=CNR EntrezGene=1268 OMIM=114610 RefSeq=NM 033181 UniProt=P21554 PDB= ECnumber= Chromosome=6 Arm=q Band=14 LocusSupplementaryData= q15protein… … Wikipedia
Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition — (DSI) is the classical and original electrophysiological example of endocannabinoid function in the central nervous system. Prior to the demonstration that DSI was dependent on the cannabinoid CB1 receptor function, there was no way of producing… … Wikipedia
