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Define Anandamide and Describe Its Role in the Brain

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Define anandamide and describe its role in the brain.


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Mitochondrial Disorders

A group of diseases caused by dysfunction of the mitochondria, the organelles that generate energy for the cell.

Mitochondria

Organelles found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that generate most of the cell's supply of ATP, used as a source of chemical energy.

Mitochondrial Matrix

The innermost compartment of mitochondria, filled with enzymes that are involved in energy production through the citric acid cycle.

Intermembrane Space

The region located between the inner and outer membranes of a mitochondrion or a chloroplast.

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