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.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199807000-00084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlpha1 adrenoceptorsMale rabbit urethraRabbit urethraSelective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonistAnti-alpha smooth muscle actinAlpha1-adrenoceptor antagonistRadioligand receptor bindingSmooth muscle actinLight microscopic autoradiographySingle high-affinity binding siteAdrenoceptor antagonistPharmacological profileAbstract PurposeMuscle actinHigh-affinity binding sitesUrethraSubtype specificityAdrenoceptorsAffinity binding sitesReceptor bindingActin antibodyMicroscopic autoradiographySaturation experimentsInhibition experimentsRank order
1996
Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections
Smith S, Wheeler M, Foster H, Weiss R. Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal Of Urology 1996, 155: 1432-1435.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199604000-00098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionCyclic GMP levelsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisOxide synthase activityFemale patientsNOS activityFemale controlsTract infectionsGMP levelsResults Female patientsCyclic GMP/Certain disease processesIC patientsImmunologic responseUrinary tractSynthase activityAbstract PurposeDisease processL-argininePatientsNitric oxideL-citrullineGuanylyl cyclase