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anandamide

Known as: 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-, (all-Z)-, 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-, arachidonoyl ethanolamide 
National Institutes of Health

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Arachidonic AcidsCalcium Channel BlockersCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsEndocannabinoids
Cannabinoidscannabinoid receptor

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n-arachidonoylethanolamide

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Cannabidiol enhances anandamide signaling and alleviates psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia
Cannabidiol is a component of marijuana that does not activate cannabinoid receptors, but moderately inhibits the degradation of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Modulation of anxiety through blockade of anandamide hydrolysis
The psychoactive constituent of cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, produces in humans subjective responses mediated by CB1… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Anandamide and arachidonic acid use epoxyeicosatrienoic acids to activate TRPV4 channels
TRPV4 is a widely expressed cation channel of the ‘transient receptor potential’ (TRP) family that is related to the vanilloid… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Anandamide and vanilloid TRPV1 receptors
  • R. Ross
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • 2003
  • Corpus ID: 30939474
A large body of evidence now exists to substantiate that the endocannabinoid, anandamide, activates TRPV1 receptors. It is a low… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
International Union of Pharmacology. XXVII. Classification of Cannabinoid Receptors
Two types of cannabinoid receptor have been discovered so far, CB1 (2.1: CBD:1:CB1:), cloned in 1990, and CB2(2.1:CBD:2:CB2… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Supersensitivity to anandamide and enhanced endogenous cannabinoid signaling in mice lacking fatty acid amide hydrolase
The medicinal properties of marijuana have been recognized for centuries, but clinical and societal acceptance of this drug of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Vanilloid receptors on sensory nerves mediate the vasodilator action of anandamide
The endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist anandamide is a powerful vasodilator of isolated vascular preparations, but its… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Functional role of high-affinity anandamide transport, as revealed by selective inhibition.
Anandamide, an endogenous ligand for central cannabinoid receptors, is released from neurons on depolarization and rapidly… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Formation and inactivation of endogenous cannabinoid anandamide in central neurons
ANANDAMIDE (N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine) was recently identified as a brain arachidonate derivative that binds to and activates… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Isolation and structure of a brain constituent that binds to the cannabinoid receptor.
Arachidonylethanolamide, an arachidonic acid derivative in porcine brain, was identified in a screen for endogenous ligands for… 
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