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Endocannabinoids

Known as: Endocannabinoid, Endocannabinoids [Chemical/Ingredient], endogenous cannabinoid 
Fatty acid derivatives that have specificity for CANNABINOID RECEPTORS. They are structurally distinct from CANNABINOIDS and were originally… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Chronic monoacylglycerol lipase blockade causes functional antagonism of the endocannabinoid system
Prolonged exposure to drugs of abuse, such as cannabinoids and opioids, leads to pharmacological tolerance and receptor… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Enzymatic pathways that regulate endocannabinoid signaling in the nervous system.
Chemical signals, or neurotransmitters, represent the fundamental mode for intercellular communication in the nervous system. (1… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Endocannabinoid-mediated rescue of striatal LTD and motor deficits in Parkinson's disease models
The striatum is a major forebrain nucleus that integrates cortical and thalamic afferents and forms the input nucleus of the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Paracetamol: new vistas of an old drug.
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is one of the most popular and widely used drugs for the treatment of pain and fever. It occupies a… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Long-lasting self-inhibition of neocortical interneurons mediated by endocannabinoids
Neocortical GABA-containing interneurons form complex functional networks responsible for feedforward and feedback inhibition and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Nongenomic Glucocorticoid Inhibition via Endocannabinoid Release in the Hypothalamus: A Fast Feedback Mechanism
Glucocorticoid negative feedback in the brain controls stress, feeding, and neural-immune interactions by regulating the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Endocannabinoids facilitate the induction of LTP in the hippocampus
Exogenous cannabinoids disrupt behavioral learning and impede induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus, yet… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Drive the Endocannabinoid System in Hippocampus
Endocannabinoids are key intercellular signaling molecules in the brain, but the physiological regulation of the endocannabinoid… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The endogenous lipid anandamide is a full agonist at the human vanilloid receptor (hVR1)
The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide was identified as an agonist for the recombinant human VR1 (hVR1) by screening a large… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Molecular cloning of a human cannabinoid receptor which is also expressed in testis.
A cDNA clone encoding a receptor protein which presents all the characteristics of a guanine-nucleotide-binding protein (G… 
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