Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1257-1262 , September 2009

Circulating endocannabinoids and N-acyl ethanolamines are differentially regulated in major depression and following exposure to social stress

  • Matthew N. Hill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T1Z4
    • ,
  • Gregory E. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T1Z4
    • ,
  • Erica J. Carrier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • ,
  • Boris B. Gorzalka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T1Z4
    • ,
  • Cecilia J. Hillard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 414 456 8493; fax: +1 414 456 6545.

Received 1 October 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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PII: S0306-4530(09)00096-1

doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.03.013

Psychoneuroendocrinology
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