1991
NG-nitro-L-arginine inhibits non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic relaxation in rabbit urethral smooth muscle
Dokita S, Morgan W, Wheeler M, Yoshida M, Latifpour J, Weiss R. NG-nitro-L-arginine inhibits non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic relaxation in rabbit urethral smooth muscle. Life Sciences 1991, 48: 2429-2436. PMID: 1675415, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90377-n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical field stimulationRelaxation responseNG-nitroField stimulationL-arginineSelective cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase inhibitorNitric oxideNon-cholinergic relaxationRabbit urethral smooth muscleNon-cholinergic nervesUrethral smooth muscleUrethral smooth muscle stripsSmooth muscle stripsL-arginine inhibitsSoluble guanylate cyclaseNitric oxide biosynthesisCyclic GMP phosphodiesterase inhibitorMuscle stripsSmooth musclePhosphodiesterase inhibitorGuanylate cyclaseCyclic GMPStimulationInhibitorsResponse
1987
Preliminary Results with Aminophylline as Smooth-Muscle Relaxant in Percutaneous Renal Surgery
GREEN D, GLICKMAN M, WEISS R. Preliminary Results with Aminophylline as Smooth-Muscle Relaxant in Percutaneous Renal Surgery. Journal Of Endourology 1987, 1: 243-247. DOI: 10.1089/end.1987.1.243.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesUreteropelvic junctionUpper urinary tractSmooth muscle relaxantSmooth muscle relaxationPercutaneous renal surgeryInfundibular spasmUrinary tractRenal surgeryRenal stonesSmooth muscleCaliceal stonesSpasmPhosphodiesterase inhibitorPatientsAminophyllineStrictureStonesRelaxantsSurgeryPyeloplastyScarringEndopyelotomyTractOcclusion
1986
Relaxant Effect of Forskolin in Rabbit Detrusor Smooth Muscle: Role of Cyclic AMP
Morita T, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Relaxant Effect of Forskolin in Rabbit Detrusor Smooth Muscle: Role of Cyclic AMP. Journal Of Urology 1986, 135: 1293-1295. PMID: 3012124, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)46077-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetrusor muscleRelaxant effectRabbit detrusor muscle stripsDetrusor muscle relaxationDetrusor muscle stripsRabbit detrusor muscleConcentration-dependent relaxationDetrusor smooth muscleRabbit detrusor smooth muscleBeta-adrenergic antagonistsBeta-adrenergic receptorsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP levelsAdenylate cyclase inhibitorRabbit detrusorMuscle stripsMuscle relaxationSmooth muscleCyclase inhibitorPhosphodiesterase inhibitorRelaxation responseAMP levelsAdenylate cyclaseDependent relaxationForskolinEffects of Forskolin on Contractility and Cyclic AMP Levels in Rabbit Detrusor Muscle
MORITA T, WHEELER M, MIYAGAWA I, KONDO S, WEISS R. Effects of Forskolin on Contractility and Cyclic AMP Levels in Rabbit Detrusor Muscle. The Tohoku Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1986, 149: 283. PMID: 2429401, DOI: 10.1620/tjem.149.283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research