2005
CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TESTICULAR REMNANT FOUND ON INGUINAL EXPLORATION AFTER DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY IN THE ABSENCE OF A PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS
RENZULLI JF, SHETTY R, MANGRAY S, ANDERSON KR, WEISS RM, CALDAMONE AA. CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TESTICULAR REMNANT FOUND ON INGUINAL EXPLORATION AFTER DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY IN THE ABSENCE OF A PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS. Journal Of Urology 2005, 174: 1584-1586. PMID: 16148657, DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000179541.92934.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell elementsPatent processus vaginalisInternal inguinal ringProcessus vaginalisClosed processus vaginalisInguinal explorationTesticular remnantsNonpalpable testisHistological findingsInguinal ringSpermatic vesselsClosed internal inguinal ringVas deferensClosed internal ringPresence of hemosiderinCell elementsDiagnostic laparoscopyLaparoscopic explorationRetrospective reviewHistological significancePatientsLeft sideCord structuresRight sideIncidence
2004
Age-Related Changes in the Properties of the Endothelin Receptor System at Protein and mRNA Levels in the Rat Vas Deferens
Yono M, Latifpour J, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Afiatpour P, Weiss RM. Age-Related Changes in the Properties of the Endothelin Receptor System at Protein and mRNA Levels in the Rat Vas Deferens. Journal Of Receptors And Signal Transduction 2004, 24: 53-66. PMID: 15344879, DOI: 10.1081/rrs-120034106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesDNA PrimersDown-RegulationEndothelin-1Endothelin-3Endothelin-Converting EnzymesKineticsMaleMetalloendopeptidasesPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BindingRatsRats, Inbred F344Receptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReceptors, EndothelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerVas DeferensConceptsEndothelin receptor systemET receptor systemAge-related changesWeek old ratsET receptorsMonth old ratsOld ratsET-1Receptor systemVas deferensReceptor subtypesRat vasET-3MRNA levelsAge groupsFunctional ET receptorsTotal ET receptorsReceptor subtype mRNAsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRadioligand receptor bindingReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionPredominant mRNA expressionRat vas deferensTranscription-polymerase chain reactionRadioligand receptor binding assays
2002
Quantification of endothelins, their receptors, and endothelin-converting enzyme mRNA in rat genitourinary tract using real-time RT-PCR
Yono M, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Johnson DR, Foster HE, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Quantification of endothelins, their receptors, and endothelin-converting enzyme mRNA in rat genitourinary tract using real-time RT-PCR. Journal Of Pharmacological And Toxicological Methods 2002, 48: 87-95. PMID: 14565565, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(03)00022-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat genitourinary tractGenitourinary tractET-1MRNA expressionET-3Receptor subtype mRNA expressionReceptor subtype mRNAsETA receptor subtypeReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSubtype mRNA expressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReceptor-mediated mechanismTranscription-polymerase chain reactionReal-time RT-PCRSubtype mRNAsPolymerase chain reactionReceptor subtypesRat bladderReal-time PCRDorsolateral prostateReceptor mRNAVentral prostateECE-1Computer-assisted programVas deferens
1994
Diabetes-Induced Alterations in the Properties of Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Rat Vas Deferens
Kamai T, Fukumoto Y, Gousse A, Yoshida M, Davenport T, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Diabetes-Induced Alterations in the Properties of Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Rat Vas Deferens. Journal Of Urology 1994, 152: 1017-1021. PMID: 8051725, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32646-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsRat vasVas deferensCholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptorsDiabetic insulin-treated ratsMuscarinic cholinergic receptor subtypesMuscarinic cholinergic receptor densityMembrane particulatesCholinergic receptor densityDiabetes-Induced AlterationsAF-DX 116Cholinergic receptor subtypesMuscarinic cholinergic antagonistAdministration of insulinInsulin-treated ratsAge-matched controlsRat vas deferensRank orderAdditional pharmacological studiesDiabetic ratsBladder domeCerebral cortexCholinergic antagonistsReceptor subtypes
1982
Venography of the Undescended Testis
Weiss R, Glickman M. Venography of the Undescended Testis. Urologic Clinics Of North America 1982, 9: 387-395. PMID: 6128822, DOI: 10.1016/s0094-0143(21)01353-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Clinical Implications of Gonadal Venography in the Management of the Non-Palpable Undescended Testis
Weiss R, Glickman M, Lytton B. Clinical Implications of Gonadal Venography in the Management of the Non-Palpable Undescended Testis. Journal Of Urology 1979, 121: 745-749. PMID: 37348, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)56977-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research