2006
Pacemaker activity in the upper urinary tract
Weiss RM, Tamarkin FJ, Wheeler MA. Pacemaker activity in the upper urinary tract. Journal Of Smooth Muscle Research 2006, 42: 103. PMID: 17099294, DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.42.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsTypical smooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsUreteral peristalsisCapsaicin-sensitive sensory afferentsAlpha-smooth muscle actinNormal ureteral peristalsisUpper urinary tractUreteral peristaltic activityUrinary collecting systemTyrosine kinase receptorsSensory afferentsUrinary tractEndogenous releasePeristaltic activityPacemaker activityMuscle actinAction potentialsPacemaker siteC-kitPacemaker cellsProximal portionCollecting systemSparse immunoreactivityElectrical activity
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 sitesCHARACTERIZATION, 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