Developmental changes in the biochemical and functional properties of endothelin receptors in rabbit renal pelvis
Wada Y, Latifpour J, Saito M, Afiatpour P, Weiss R. Developmental changes in the biochemical and functional properties of endothelin receptors in rabbit renal pelvis. BJU International 2001, 88: 950-959. PMID: 11851620, DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-4096.2001.2441.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit renal pelvisTotal ET receptorsETA receptor subtypeRenal pelvisET receptorsET-1Age groupsContractile responseEndothelin receptorsPelvic regionReceptor subtypesSpontaneous activityET-1-induced contractile responseOld rabbitsDensities of ETAYoung rabbitsPresence of ETASubtype-selective compoundsReceptor-binding techniquesConcentration-dependent mannerETB subtypeEffect of ageETA receptorsETB receptorsMuscle strips