Identification and characterization of the leech CNS cannabinoid receptor: Coupling to nitric oxide release

Brain Research

Volumn 753, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-224

  Stefano, George B ^a   Salzet, Beatrice ^b   Salzet, Michel ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

anandamide; cannabinoid; central nervous system; leech; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; RADIOLIGAND;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEECH; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BASE SEQUENCE; CANNABINOIDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; LEECHES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0031564668     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01484-9     Document Type: Article

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