Search for endogenous ligands of the cannabinoid receptor.
Search for endogenous ligands of the cannabinoid receptor.
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寻找大麻素受体的内源配体。
DOI:
10.1016/0006-2952(94)90197-x
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Martin,BR
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作者:
Mechoulam,R;Hanus,L;Martin,BR
The literature in chemistry and pharmacology on plant cannabinoids and their synthetic analogs, and on their clinical effects, is vast and well reviewed [l-4]. Since the first cannabinoid receptor and the first endogenous ligand (anandamide) were described in 1988 and 1992, respectively [5, 6], a sizable amount of data on them has also accumulated. Yet, we still know nothing of the roles the cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands play in the body. In the present review, we describe the road leading to the discovery of the anandamides, and their biochemical and pharmacological properties; we also speculate on their physiological roles.