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A study now identifies a protein that mediates the cellular transport of the lipophilic endocannabinoid anandamide in aqueous environments.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of putative roles of FLAT in neurons.

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  1. Giovanni Marsicano and Francis Chaouloff are at INSERM, NeuroCentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, Endocannabinoids and Neuroadaptation, U862, Bordeaux, France, and Université de Bordeaux, NeuroCentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, Endocannabinoids and Neuroadaptation, U862, Bordeaux, France.,

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Marsicano, G., Chaouloff, F. Moving bliss: a new anandamide transporter. Nat Neurosci 15, 5–6 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3011

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