Anandamide modulates the expression of GnRH-II and GnRHRs in frog, Rana esculenta, diencephalon

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-395

  Chianese, Rosanna ^a   Ciaramella, Vincenza ^a   Fasano, Silvia ^a   Pierantoni, Riccardo ^a   Meccariello, Rosaria ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diencephalons; Endocannabinoids; GnRH; GnRHRs

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; ENDOCANNABINOID; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 1; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 2; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 3; RIMONABANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ENZYME REGULATION; FOREBRAIN; FROG; GENE SEQUENCE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 81155159708     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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