Arachidonic acid amide inhibitors of gap junction cell-cell communication.
A series of arachidonic acid amides including anandamide and arachidonamide that act as potent inhibitors of the rat glial cell gap junction is described.
D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats