1990
Autonomic receptors in urinary tract: sex and age differences.
Latifpour J, Kondo S, O'Hollaren B, Morita T, Weiss R. Autonomic receptors in urinary tract: sex and age differences. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1990, 253: 661-7. PMID: 2338651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-2 adrenergic receptorsBladder domeBladder baseBeta-adrenergic receptorsAdrenergic receptorsCholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptorsUrinary tractAlpha-2 adrenergic receptor densityLower urinary tract smooth muscleUrinary tract smooth muscleRabbit bladder baseAlpha 2A subtypeMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsAdrenergic receptor densityLower urinary tractSelective adrenergic agonistsAdult rat cortexNeonatal rat lungBeta-2 adrenergic receptorsAutonomic receptorsAge-related differencesRat cortexAdrenergic agonistsMale urethra
1989
Characterization of Autonomic Receptors in Neonatal Urinary Tract Smooth Muscle
Latifpour J, Morita T, O'Hollaren B, Kondo S, Weiss R. Characterization of Autonomic Receptors in Neonatal Urinary Tract Smooth Muscle. Neonatology 1989, 13: 1-10. PMID: 2570683, DOI: 10.1159/000457575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic AgonistsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCarbacholClonidineDihydroalprenololDose-Response Relationship, DrugIn Vitro TechniquesMuscle ContractionMuscle, SmoothPrazosinQuinuclidinyl BenzilateRabbitsReceptors, Adrenergic, alphaReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, MuscarinicUrinary TractYohimbineConceptsUrinary tract smooth muscleSmooth muscleAutonomic receptorsBeta-adrenergic receptor densityAlpha-1 adrenergic receptorsNeonatal urinary tractAlpha 2 receptorsAlpha 1 receptorsAlpha-adrenergic agonistsFunctional muscarinic receptorsRelaxant responsesBladder baseBladder domeMuscarinic receptorsUrinary tractReceptor densityAdult rabbitsAlpha 2ReceptorsMuscleAgonistsRank orderRabbitsHigher numberIsoproterenol
1987
Sex differences in function and distribution of alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors in rabbit urethra
Morita T, Latifpour J, O'Hollaren B, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Sex differences in function and distribution of alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors in rabbit urethra. American Journal Of Physiology 1987, 252: f1124-f1128. PMID: 3035945, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1987.252.6.f1124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContractile responseFemale urethraMale urethraAlpha 1Rabbit urethraRadioligand receptor binding techniquesFemale rabbit urethraLarger contractile responsesSmall contractile responseAlpha-adrenergic agonistsUrethral smooth muscleReceptor binding techniquesReceptor binding studiesIsolated urethraSmooth muscleContractile propertiesUrethraFemale rabbitsContractile forceAgonistsInduced increasesAlpha 2Binding techniquesNorepinephrineAlpha