Evidence for the presence of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in mouse urinary bladder

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2053-2058

  Pertwee, Roger G ^a   Fernando, Susanthi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AM 630; Bladder; Cannabinoid receptor agonists; Cannabinoid receptor antagonist; SR141716A; 9 tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 5 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 2 (3 HYDROXY 7 HYDROXYMETHYLDECAHYDRO 1 NAPHTHYL)PHENOL; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANANDAMIDE; BETA,GAMMA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; DRONABINOL; FOSFAZINOMYCIN; NABILONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RIMONABANT; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER MUSCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0029831306     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15643.x     Document Type: Article

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