Primary Recipient

THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Amount

$151,588.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Anandamide (AEA) is a naturally occurring ligand that binds to cannabinoid receptors and is widely distributed in the body, particularly the nervous system. Although AEA was described in 1992, the pathway for its synthesis has not been definitively determ