Age-dependent relevance of endogenous 5-lipoxygenase derivatives in anxiety-like behavior in mice.

When 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is inhibited, roughly half of the CNS effect of the prototypic endocannabinoid anandamide (AEA) is lost. Therefore, we decided to investigate whether inhibiting this enzyme would influence physiological functions classically described as being under control of the endocann...

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Main Authors: Luciana M Leo, Suellen Almeida-Corrêa, Claudio A Canetti, Olavo B Amaral, Fernando A Bozza, Fabricio A Pamplona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885659?pdf=render