2007
Regional differences in the functional and biochemical properties of endothelin receptor subtypes in the rabbit prostatic urethra
Wada Y, Takahashi W, Latifpour J, Yamada, Kai N, Honda J, Nakanishi J, Weiss RM. Regional differences in the functional and biochemical properties of endothelin receptor subtypes in the rabbit prostatic urethra. BJU International 2007, 100: 430-437. PMID: 17559559, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07064.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContractile responseET receptor subtypesMaximum contractile responseProstatic urethraReceptor subtypesET-3ET receptorsET-1High-affinity binding sitesConcentration-dependent contractile responsesSubtype specificityEndothelin receptor subtypesSmooth muscle stripsReceptor-binding techniquesRegion-specific differencesEndothelin receptorsMuscle stripsRegional differencesDistal regionUrethraSubtypesReceptorsBQ123Low affinity constantInhibition experiments
1998
CHARACTERIZATION, LOCALIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF alpha1 ADRENOCEPTOR SUBTYPE IN MALE RABBIT URETHRA
NISHI K, LATIFPOUR J, SAITO M, FOSTER H, YOSHIDA M, WEISS R. CHARACTERIZATION, LOCALIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF alpha1 ADRENOCEPTOR SUBTYPE IN MALE RABBIT URETHRA. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 196-205.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199807000-00084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlpha1 adrenoceptorsMale rabbit urethraRabbit urethraSelective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonistAnti-alpha smooth muscle actinAlpha1-adrenoceptor antagonistRadioligand receptor bindingSmooth muscle actinLight microscopic autoradiographySingle high-affinity binding siteAdrenoceptor antagonistPharmacological profileAbstract PurposeMuscle actinHigh-affinity binding sitesUrethraSubtype specificityAdrenoceptorsAffinity binding sitesReceptor bindingActin antibodyMicroscopic autoradiographySaturation experimentsInhibition experimentsRank order