2006
Age Related Changes in the Functional, Biochemical and Molecular Properties of α1-Adrenoceptors in the Rat Genitourinary Tract
Yono M, Foster HE, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Age Related Changes in the Functional, Biochemical and Molecular Properties of α1-Adrenoceptors in the Rat Genitourinary Tract. Journal Of Urology 2006, 176: 1214-1219. PMID: 16890728, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat genitourinary tractLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsBenign prostatic hyperplasiaAdrenoceptor antagonistGenitourinary tractTract symptomsBladder baseProstatic hyperplasiaDorsolateral prostateYoung ratsIsolated muscle bathMaximum contractile responseTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction techniqueRadioligand receptor bindingReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction techniqueSignificant age-dependent differencesAge-dependent differencesAge related changesHigher body weightAge related differencesContractile responseAdrenoceptor densityAdrenoceptor subtypesBladder dome
2003
Chronic administration of doxazosin differentially alters gene expression of alpha-1 adrenoceptor subtypes in rat tissues
Yono M, Foster H, Shin D, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Chronic administration of doxazosin differentially alters gene expression of alpha-1 adrenoceptor subtypes in rat tissues. European Urology Open Science 2003, 2: 4. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(03)90383-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research