A human fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) functional gene variant is associated with lower blood pressure in young males

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 960-963

  Sarzani, Riccardo ^a   Bordicchia, Marica ^a   Salvi, Fabio ^a   Cola, Giovanna ^a   Franchi, Eliana ^a   Battistoni, Ilaria ^a   Mancinelli, Lucia ^a   Giovagnoli, Andrea ^a   Dessì Fulgheri, Paolo ^a   Rappelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGING; AMIDOHYDROLASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 47749151422     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.198     Document Type: Article

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