Expression of the endocannabinoid system in human first trimester placenta and its role in trophoblast proliferation

Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 5052-5060

  Habayeb, Osama M H ^a   Taylor, Anthony H ^a   Bell, Stephen C ^a   Taylor, David J ^a   Konje, Justin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CELL DIVISION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 53249103459     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1799     Document Type: Article

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