The endocannabinoid pathway and the female reproductive organs

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Di Blasio, Anna Maria ^a   Vignali, Michele ^b   Gentilini, Davide ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female reproduction; Ovary; Uterus endometrium

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID;

ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS;

EID: 84873344914     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-12-0182     Document Type: Review

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