Regulatory effect of castration on endothelins, their receptors and endothelin‐converting enzyme in rat seminal vesicle
Takahashi W, Yono M, Wada Y, Ikeda K, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Regulatory effect of castration on endothelins, their receptors and endothelin‐converting enzyme in rat seminal vesicle. BJU International 2003, 92: 803-809. PMID: 14616470, DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2003.04466.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of endothelinETB receptor subtypesET receptorsECE-1 mRNARat seminal vesicleReceptor subtypesSeminal vesiclesET-1Slide-mounted frozen sectionsET receptor systemET-3 mRNATotal ET receptorsETA receptor subtypeSprague-Dawley ratsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionExpression levelsExpression of ETAEffects of castrationEndothelin-converting enzymeMultiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionPolymerase chain reactionSmooth muscleET-3Autoradiographic studyFrozen sections