Endocannabinoids and Schizophrenia
The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachydonoylglycerol (2-AG) are lipids naturally derived from membrane precursors which bind cannabinoid receptors (CB1, CB2). This endocannabinoid system is disturbed in schizophrenia. Indeed, there seems to be an association between schizophrenia and polymorph...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-10-01
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Series: | Pharmaceuticals |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/3/10/3101/ |