Histomorphometric evaluation of cannabinoid receptor and anandamide modulating enzyme expression in the human endometrium through the menstrual cycle

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 557-565

  Taylor, Anthony H ^a   Abbas, Muna S ^a   Habiba, Marwan A ^a   Konje, Justin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptors; Fatty acid amide hydrolase; Human; Menstrual cycle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; N ACYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE PHOSPHOLIPASE D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMIDASE; AMIDE; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY-ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE; N-ACYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE-HYDROLYZING PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STROMA CELL; UTERUS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOMETRIUM; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; ENDOCANNABINOIDS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 77952240141     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-010-0695-9     Document Type: Article

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