2001
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
1989
The Characterization of Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes of the Upper and Lower Renal Pelvis in Rabbits
Kondo S, Latifpour J, Morita T, Weiss R. The Characterization of Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes of the Upper and Lower Renal Pelvis in Rabbits. Journal Of Urology 1989, 142: 1099-1101. PMID: 2571737, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39004-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-adrenergic receptorsBeta 2 subtypeRenal pelvisRabbit renal pelvisLower pelvisSelective antagonistBeta-2 selective antagonistBeta-adrenergic receptor subtypesUpper renal pelvisBeta 2 receptorsRadioligand binding techniquesBeta-1 selective antagonistReceptor subtypesBeta receptorsPelvisBeta 1ReceptorsSubtypesICIBinding techniquesSaturation studiesSignificant differencesSites BmaxAntagonistGreater proportion
1974
Vesicoureteral reflux simulating renal mass lesions
Weiss R, Schiff M. Vesicoureteral reflux simulating renal mass lesions. Urology 1974, 4: 389-391. PMID: 4472572, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(74)90004-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research