Endocannabinoids affect the reproductive functions in teleosts and amphibians

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Cottone, E ^a   Guastalla, A ^a   Mackie, K ^b   Franzoni, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CB1; Double IFL; FAAH; GnRH I; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FROG; GENITAL SYSTEM; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PELVICACHROMIS PULCHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FISHES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 42249084073     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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