An article appearing in this issue of the British Journal of Pharmacology shows for the first
time that the general anaesthetic propofol inhibits one of the enzymes catalysing …

Propofol (2, 6‐diisopropylphenol) is widely used as a general anesthetic and for the
maintenance of long‐term sedation. We have tested the hypothesis that propofol alters …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Available data from animal studies
suggest that the narcotic drug propofol interacts with the endocannabinoid system. Inhibition …

Many aspects of the physiology and pharmacology of anandamide (arachidonoyl ethanol
amide), the first endogenous cannabinoid ligand ('endocannabinoid') isolated from pig …

Background The endocannabinoid system includes G-protein-coupled cannabinoid
receptors, the endocannabinoids N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) and 2 …

The fatty acid amide class of compounds, which include the endocannabinoid anandamide
and the sleep‐inducing compound oleamide, have been shown in vitro to have a multiplicity …

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After the discovery of the endogenous ligands of cannabinoid receptors, the
“endocannabinoids” anandamide (N‐arachidonoyl‐ethanolamine) and 2 …

The two putative endogenous ligands of cannabinoid receptors, anandamide and 2-
arachidonoylglycerol, are synthesized by and released from neurons in a Ca2+-dependent …

Many aspects of the physiology and pharmacology of anandamide (arachidonoyl
ethanolamide), the first endogenous cannabinoid ligand (“endocannabinoid”) isolated from …