Immunocytochemical demonstration of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 873-878

  Wenger, T ^a   Fernandez Ruizz ast J J ^a,b   Ramos, J A ^a,b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid; CB; Immunocytochemistry; Pituitary; Rat; Receptor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROLACTIN; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR CB2, RAT; DRUG RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0032589442     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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