Dual Effect of Anandamide on Rat Placenta Nitric Oxide Synthesis

Placenta

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 699-707

  Cella, M ^a   Leguizamon G F ^a,b   Sordelli, M S ^a   Cervini, M ^a   Guadagnoli, T ^a   Ribeiro, M L ^a   Franchi, A M ^a   Farina, M G ^a  

^a Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (CEMIC)   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anandamide and TRPV1; Nitric oxide; Placenta

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 6 IODO 3 (4 METHOXYBENZOYL) 2 METHYL 1 (2 MORPHOLINOETHYL)INDOLE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CAPSAZEPINE; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLACENTA; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 49049103331     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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