Cannabinoid enantiomer action on the cytoarchitecture

Cell Biology International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Wilson Jr , Ronald G ^c   Tahir, Stephen K ^b   Mechoulam, Raphael ^a   Zimmerman, Selma ^c   Zimmerman, Arthur M ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Actin; Cannabinoid; Cytoskeleton; Enantiomers; Gene regulation; Messenger RNA; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CANNABINOID; DEXANABINOL; MESSENGER RNA; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; ENANTIOMER; GENE CONTROL; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL; RAT;

EID: 0029927507     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1996.0019     Document Type: Article

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