Fatty acid amide hydrolase localization in the human central nervous system: An immunohistochemical study

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 85-93

  Romero, J ^a   Hillard, C J ^b   Calero, M ^c   Rabano A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Endocannabinoids; Human; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID AMIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

ADULT; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CANNABINOIDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; GLYCERIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037197799     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(02)00167-5     Document Type: Article

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