2001
Developmental changes in the biochemical and functional properties of endothelin receptors in rabbit renal pelvis
Wada Y, Latifpour J, Saito M, Afiatpour P, Weiss R. Developmental changes in the biochemical and functional properties of endothelin receptors in rabbit renal pelvis. BJU International 2001, 88: 950-959. PMID: 11851620, DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-4096.2001.2441.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit renal pelvisTotal ET receptorsETA receptor subtypeRenal pelvisET receptorsET-1Age groupsContractile responseEndothelin receptorsPelvic regionReceptor subtypesSpontaneous activityET-1-induced contractile responseOld rabbitsDensities of ETAYoung rabbitsPresence of ETASubtype-selective compoundsReceptor-binding techniquesConcentration-dependent mannerETB subtypeEffect of ageETA receptorsETB receptorsMuscle strips
2000
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN
WADA Y, LATIFPOUR J, SANEMATSU H, AFIATPOUR P, WANG Z, SAITO M, NISHI K, WEISS R. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 806-813. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67319-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit lower urinary tractSmooth muscle layerContractile responseLower urinary tractMonth-old rabbitsBladder domeUrinary tractET receptorsET-1Muscle layerMuscle stripsReceptor antagonistOld rabbitsReceptor subtypesMonths old male rabbitsSelective ETA receptor antagonistSelective ETB receptor antagonistMammalian urinary tractMediation of contractionSignificant contractile responseUrethral muscle stripsMaximal contractile responseET receptor subtypesETA receptor antagonistMaximum contractile responseAGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN
WADA Y, LATIFPOUR J, SANEMATSU H, AFIATPOUR P, WANG Z, SAITO M, NISHI K, WEISS R. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 806-813. PMID: 10953160, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200009010-00054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit lower urinary tractSmooth muscle layerContractile responseLower urinary tractMonth-old rabbitsBladder domeUrinary tractET receptorsET-1Muscle layerMuscle stripsReceptor antagonistOld rabbitsReceptor subtypesMonths old male rabbitsSelective ETA receptor antagonistSelective ETB receptor antagonistMammalian urinary tractMediation of contractionSignificant contractile responseUrethral muscle stripsMaximal contractile responseET receptor subtypesETA receptor antagonistMaximum contractile response
1987
Age-Related Changes in Contractile Force of Rabbit Detrusor Muscle to Prostaglandin E1, E2 and F2α
Morita T, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Age-Related Changes in Contractile Force of Rabbit Detrusor Muscle to Prostaglandin E1, E2 and F2α. Urologia Internationalis 1987, 42: 44-48. PMID: 3473790, DOI: 10.1159/000281848.Peer-Reviewed Original Research