The mRNA expression of fatty acid amide hydrolase in human whole blood correlates with sepsis

Journal of Endotoxin Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Tanaka, Masahiro ^a,b   Yanagihara, Itaru ^a,b   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a   Hamaguchi, Mitsuhide ^a   Nakahira, Kumiko ^b   Sakata, Ikuhiro ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Fatty acid amide hydrolase; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROLASE; MESSENGER RNA; AMIDASE; AMIDE; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; FATTY-ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 34547099078     PISSN: 09680519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0968051907078607     Document Type: Article

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