Plasma levels of the endocannabinoid anandamide in women - A potential role in pregnancy maintenance and labor?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 5482-5487

  Habayeb, Osama M H ^a   Taylor, Anthony H ^a   Evans, Mark D ^b   Cooke, Marcus S ^b   Taylor, David J ^a   Bell, Stephen C ^a   Konje, Justin C ^a,b  

^a Reproductive Sciences Section   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; ENDOCANNABINOID ANANDAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABOR; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY MAINTENANCE; TIME FACTORS;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 8744297377     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0681     Document Type: Article

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