Targeting Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) Anandamide Transporters – A Novel Strategy for Development of Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Nociceptive Drugs

William T. Berger; Brian P. Ralph; Martin Kaczocha; Jing Sun; Trent E. Balius; Robert C. Rizzo; Samir Haj-Dahmane; Iwao Ojima; Dale G. Deutsch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050968

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Targeting Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) Anandamide Transporters – A Novel Strategy for Development of Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Nociceptive Drugs

William T. Berger ,

Contributed equally to this work with: William T. Berger, Brian P. Ralph, Martin Kaczocha

Affiliation Chemistry and the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Brian P. Ralph ,

Contributed equally to this work with: William T. Berger, Brian P. Ralph, Martin Kaczocha

Affiliation Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Martin Kaczocha ,

Contributed equally to this work with: William T. Berger, Brian P. Ralph, Martin Kaczocha

Affiliation Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Jing Sun,

Affiliation Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Trent E. Balius,

Affiliation Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Robert C. Rizzo,

Affiliation Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Samir Haj-Dahmane,

Affiliation Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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Iwao Ojima ,

* E-mail: Iwao.Ojima@stonybrook.edu (IO); Dale.Deutsch@stonybrook.edu (DGD)

Affiliation Chemistry and the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Dale G. Deutsch

* E-mail: Iwao.Ojima@stonybrook.edu (IO); Dale.Deutsch@stonybrook.edu (DGD)

Affiliation Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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Targeting Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) Anandamide Transporters – A Novel Strategy for Development of Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Nociceptive Drugs

William T. Berger,
Brian P. Ralph,
Martin Kaczocha,
Jing Sun,
Trent E. Balius,
Robert C. Rizzo,
Samir Haj-Dahmane,
Iwao Ojima,
Dale G. Deutsch

Published: December 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050968

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