Activation of brain-type cannabinoid receptors interferes with preimplantation mouse embryo development

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 756-761

  Yang, Zeng Ming ^a   Paria, B C ^a   Dey, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; RIMONABANT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029787508     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.4.756     Document Type: Article

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