Endocannabinoids selectively enhance sweet taste

Endocannabinoids such as anandamide [N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA)] and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) are known orexigenic mediators that act via CB(1) receptors in hypothalamus and limbic forebrain to induce appetite and stimulate food intake. Circulating endocannabinoid levels inversely correl...

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Main Authors: Yoshida, Ryusuke, Ohkuri, Tadahiro, Jyotaki, Masafumi, Yasuo, Toshiaki, Horio, Nao, Yasumatsu, Keiko, Sanematsu, Keisuke, Shigemura, Noriatsu, Yamamoto, Tsuneyuki, Margolskee, Robert F., Ninomiya, Yuzo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2009
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2818929/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20080779
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0912048107
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