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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Main Authors: Stéphane Potvin, Lahcen Ait Bentaleb, Emmanuel Stip, Joëlle Desfoss��s
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/3/10/3101/