PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF THE CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST, ANANDAMIDE, A BRAIN CONSTITUENT

被引:391
作者
FRIDE, E [1 ]
MECHOULAM, R [1 ]
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,SCH PHARM,DEPT NAT PROD,IL-91120 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
关键词
CANNABINOIDS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; MARIJUANA;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(93)90468-W
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Anandamide (arachidonylethanolamide) is a brain constituent which binds to the cannabinoid receptor. We now report the first in vivo examination of this ligand. Anandamide administered i.p. in mice, caused lowering of activity in an immobility and in an open field test, and produced hypothermia and analgesia. These effects parallel those caused by psychotropic cannabinoids.
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页数:2
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