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anandamide

under Arachidonic Acids
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More on Arachidonic Acids Definition:   do not confuse with the specific drug ARACHIDONIC ACID    Other names Eicosatetraenoic Acids; Acids, Eicosatetraenoic; Acids, Arachidonic
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
anandamide [ 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-,5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoylethanolamide,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)arachidonamide,N-arachidonoyl-2-hydroxyethylamide,anandamide (20.4,n-6),arachidonoyl ethanolamide,arachidonoylethanolamide,arachidonylethanolamide,n-arachidonoylethanolamide ]
  a lyophilized brain hexane-extractable inhibitor (LBHI); a brain cannabinoid receptor agonist; structure given in first source is octadecatetraenoylethanolamide; see structure given in p. 1948 of the 		94421-68-8 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-, (all-Z)  *Arachidonic Acids *Polyunsaturated Alkamides Cannabinoids Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
Pharma Action Calcium Channel Blockers; Endocannabinoids 		Science 1992 Dec 18;258(5090):1882-4

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