Anticonvulsant Activity of N‐Palmitoylethanolamide, a Putative Endocannabinoid, in Mice

@article{Lambert2001AnticonvulsantAO,
  title={Anticonvulsant Activity of N‐Palmitoylethanolamide, a Putative Endocannabinoid, in Mice},
  author={Didier M. Lambert and S{\'e}verine Vandevoorde and G{\'e}rald Diependaele and Sophie J. Govaerts and Annie R. Robert},
  journal={Epilepsia},
  year={2001},
  volume={42}
}
Summary:  Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate in mice the anticonvulsant potential of N‐palmitoylethanolamide, a putative endocannabinoid that accumulates in the body during inflammatory processes. 
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