Regulation of nerve growth factor induced histamine and arachidonic acid release from rat mast cells by cannabinoids

Inflammation Research

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Stempelj M ^a   Bavec, A ^a   Ferjan, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PROPYLINDOLE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CANNABINOID; HISTAMINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; INFLAMMATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CANNABINOIDS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MAST CELLS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RATS;

EID: 33646790175     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: 1420908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-005-0017-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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