Vol. 31 (4) 2010 Neuro endocrinology letters

Effects of URB597, an inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), on analgesic activity of paracetamol.

OBJECTIVES: Paracetamol is converted to an active metabolite AM404 via fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). The aim of the present study was to ascertain whether a FAAH inhibitor URB597 antagonizes paracetamol analgesic activity (and to asses by this way the role of FAAH in analgesic activity of paracetamol).

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