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. PMID: 9628650, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63090-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha1 adrenoceptorsRabbit urethraMale rabbit urethraSelective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonistAnti-alpha smooth muscle actinAlpha1-adrenoceptor antagonistRabbit urethral smooth muscleUrethral smooth muscleRadioligand receptor bindingSmooth muscle actinSmooth muscle fibersLight microscopic autoradiographySingle high-affinity binding siteAdrenoceptor antagonistBMY 7378Distal urethraWB 4101Immunohistochemical studyPharmacological characterizationSmooth musclePharmacological profileAdrenoceptorsUrethraMuscle actinHigh-affinity binding sites
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