Biosynthesis and inactivation of the endocannabinoid 2‐arachidonoylglycerol in circulating and tumoral macrophages
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- 15 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 264 (1) , 258-267
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00631.x
Abstract
The stimulus‐induced biosynthesis of the endocannabinoid 2‐arachidonoylglycerol (2‐AG) in intact mouse J774 macrophages and the inactivation of 2‐AG by the same cells or by rat circulating macrophage...Keywords
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