Cannabinoids Regulate the Diameter of Pericyte-Containing Retinal Capillaries in Rats | Zendy

Yuan Zong | Zendy; Xujiao Zhou | Zendy; Jingyi Cheng | Zendy; Jian Yu | Zendy; Jihong Wu | Zendy; Chunhui Jiang | Zendy

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Cannabinoids Regulate the Diameter of Pericyte-Containing Retinal Capillaries in Rats

Author(s) -

Yuan Zong,

Xujiao Zhou,

Jingyi Cheng,

Jian Yu,

Jihong Wu,

Chunhui Jiang

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

cellular physiology and biochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1421-9778

pISSN - 1015-8987

DOI - 10.1159/000484193

Subject(s) - am251 , cannabinoid receptor , cannabinoid , chemistry , anandamide , cannabinoid receptor antagonist , endocannabinoid system , cyclic guanosine monophosphate , pharmacology , rimonabant , pericyte , antagonist , nitric oxide , biology , receptor , biochemistry , endothelial stem cell , organic chemistry , in vitro

Cannabinoids are vasoactive substances that act as key regulators of arterial tone in the blood vessels supplying peripheral tissues and the central nervous system. We therefore investigated the effect of cannabinoids on retinal capillaries and pericytes.

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