Evidence for an endocannabinoid system in the central nervous system of the leech Hirudo medicinalis

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-159

  Matias, Isabel ^a   Bisogno, Tiziana ^b   Melck, Dominique ^b   Vandenbulcke, Franck ^a   Verger Bocquet, Martine ^a   De Petrocellis, Luciano ^c   Sergheraert, Christian ^d   Breton, Christophe ^a   Di Marzo, Vincenzo ^b   Salzet, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anadamine amidase; Cannabinoid receptor; Central nervous system; Endocannabinoid; Leech; Localization

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; AMIDASE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; HYDROLASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE; PALMIDROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEECH; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FORSKOLIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEECHES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PENICILLAMINE; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COELENTERATA; ECHINOIDEA; HIRUDINIDA; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HYDRA; HYDRA VULGARIS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035809778     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(00)00290-4     Document Type: Article

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