Takashi Tonegawa

Transacylase‐Mediated and Phosphodiesterase‐Mediated Synthesis of<i>N</i>‐Arachidonoylethanolamine, an Endogenous Cannabinoid‐Receptor Ligand, in Rat Brain Microsomes

Takayuki Sugiura, Sachiko Kondo, Akihiro Sukagawa et al. · European Journal of Biochemistry · 1996 · 212 citations · Full text

Medicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +8

Enzymatic Synthesis of Anandamide, an Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, through N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine Pathway in Testis: Involvement of Ca2+-Dependent Transacylase and Phosphodiesterase Activities

Takayuki Sugiura, Sachiko Kondo, Akihiro Sukagawa et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1996 · 195 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +11

2-Arachidonoylglycerol, a Putative Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Induces Rapid, Transient Elevation of Intracellular Free Ca2+in Neuroblastoma × Glioma Hybrid NG108-15 Cells

Takayuki Sugiura, Tomoko Kodaka, Sachiko Kondo et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1996 · 167 citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +11

Inhibition by 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, a Novel Type of Possible Neuromodulator, of the Depolarization-Induced Increase in Intracellular Free Calcium in Neuroblastoma × Glioma Hybrid NG108-15 Cells

Takayuki Sugiura, Tomoko Kodaka, Sachiko Kondo et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1997 · 68 citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +13

Enzymatic synthesis of oleamide (cis‐9,10‐octadecenoamide), an endogenous sleep‐inducing lipid, by rat brain microsomes

Takayuki Sugiura, Sachiko Kondo, Tomoko Kodaka et al. · IUBMB Life · 1996 · 39 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Neurobiology +13