2006
Age‐related changes in the properties of α1‐adrenoceptors in the rat genitourinary tract
Yono M, Foster H, Yoshida M, Ueda S, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Age‐related changes in the properties of α1‐adrenoceptors in the rat genitourinary tract. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a254-a254. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a254-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsRat genitourinary tractBenign prostatic hyperplasiaΑ1-AR antagonistsAge-related changesMonth old ratsGenitourinary tractOld ratsBladder baseBladder domeDorsolateral prostateVentral prostateUrinary tract symptomsMaximum contractile responseLow testosterone levelsRadioligand receptor bindingSignificant age-dependent differencesReal-time RT-PCR techniqueAge-dependent differencesHigher body weightRT-PCR techniqueTract symptomsContractile responseOlder patientsSubtype mRNAs
1998
DETECTION OF URETHRAL DIVERTICULA IN WOMEN: COMPARISON OF A HIGH RESOLUTION FAST SPIN ECHO TECHNIQUE WITH DOUBLE BALLOON URETHROGRAPHY
Neitlich J, Foster H, Glickman M, Smith R. DETECTION OF URETHRAL DIVERTICULA IN WOMEN: COMPARISON OF A HIGH RESOLUTION FAST SPIN ECHO TECHNIQUE WITH DOUBLE BALLOON URETHROGRAPHY. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 408-410. PMID: 9649250, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63934-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrethral diverticulumPatients MRIDouble-balloon urethrographyThick axial sectionsValuable noninvasive techniqueT2-weighted pulse sequencesNegative predictive rateHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imaging techniqueMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesBladder baseVoiding cystourethrographyDouble balloonClinical signsInclusion cystsStudy MRIPatientsDiverticulumEntire urethraSurgeryHigh negative predictive rateMRINoninvasive techniqueAxial sectionsPredictive rateWomen