Evidence That 2-Arachidonoylglycerol but Not N-Palmitoylethanolamine or Anandamide Is the Physiological Ligand for the Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor
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- 1 January 2000
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- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 275 (1) , 605-612
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.275.1.605
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