Shimon Ben‐Shabat

Identification of an endogenous 2-monoglyceride, present in canine gut, that binds to cannabinoid receptors

Raphael Mechoulam, Shimon Ben‐Shabat, L Hanŭs et al. · Biochemical Pharmacology · 1995 · 2.9K citations

Cannabis Use, Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone, Functional Selectivity +6

An endogenous cannabinoid (2-AG) is neuroprotective after brain injury

David Panikashvili, Constantina Simeonidou, Shimon Ben‐Shabat et al. · Nature · 2001 · 752 citations

Cannabis Use, Medicine, Neuropharmacology +10

An entourage effect: inactive endogenous fatty acid glycerol esters enhance 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol cannabinoid activity

Shimon Ben‐Shabat, Ester Fride, Tzviel Sheskin et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 1998 · 612 citations

Cannabis Use, Biochemistry, 2-Arachidonoyl-glycerol Cannabinoid Activity +8

Involvement of oxidative mechanisms in blue-light-induced damage to A2E-laden RPE.

Janet R. Sparrow, Jilin Zhou, Shimon Ben‐Shabat et al. · PubMed · 2002 · 284 citations

The Biosynthesis of A2E, a Fluorophore of Aging Retina, Involves the Formation of the Precursor, A2-PE, in the Photoreceptor Outer Segment Membrane

Jianghua Liu, Yasuhiro Itagaki, Shimon Ben‐Shabat et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2000 · 245 citations · Full text