Anandamide, an endogenous cannabinomimetic eicosanoid:'killing two birds with one stone'
V Di Marzo, A Fontana - Prostaglandins, leukotrienes and essential fatty …, 1995 - Elsevier
The discovery of endogenous opiate receptors in mammalian neural tissue (1) and the
finding that benzodiazepines and y-aminobutyric acid share the same receptor (2) aroused
a great deal of interest in the 1970s and 1980s. In particular, the presence in mammalian
tissues of receptors to opioids of plant origin led to the search and subsequent discovery of a
new class of neuropeptides, the endorphins (3). Similarly, the finding of endogenous
cannabinoid receptors in mammals initiated a concerted search for endogenously produced …
finding that benzodiazepines and y-aminobutyric acid share the same receptor (2) aroused
a great deal of interest in the 1970s and 1980s. In particular, the presence in mammalian
tissues of receptors to opioids of plant origin led to the search and subsequent discovery of a
new class of neuropeptides, the endorphins (3). Similarly, the finding of endogenous
cannabinoid receptors in mammals initiated a concerted search for endogenously produced …