A light and electron microscopic study of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor in the primate spinal cord

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-45

  Ong, W Y ^a   Mackie, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; CANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033427968     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007011700677     Document Type: Article

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