Elevated anandamide and related N-acylethanolamine levels occur in the peripheral blood of women with ectopic pregnancy and are mirrored by changes in peripheral fatty acid amide hydrolase activity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1226-1234

  Gebeh, Alpha K ^a,b   Willets, Jonathon M ^a   Bari, Monica ^c   Hirst, Robert A ^a   Marczylo, Timothy H ^a   Taylor, Anthony H ^a   Maccarrone, Mauro ^d,e   Konje, Justin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ENDOCANNABINOID; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; METHANANDAMIDE; N ACYL PHOSPHATIDYL ETHANOLAMINE PHOSPHOLIPASE D; N CYLETHANOLAMINE; N OLEOYLETHANOLAMINE; PALMIDROL; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EPITHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CILIA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ETHANOLAMINES; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; OLEIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACIDS; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874855936     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3390     Document Type: Article

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