Cannabinoid CB1 receptor protein expression in the rat choroid plexus: A possible involvement of cannabinoids in the regulation of cerebrospinal fluid

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 364, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-42

  Ashton, John C ^a   Appleton, Ian ^a   Darlington, Cynthia L ^a   Smith, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid CB1 receptor; Choroid plexus; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CANNABINOIDS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOROID PLEXUS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 2942519323     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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