Quantification and distribution of α1-adrenoceptor subtype mRNAs in human prostate: Comparison of benign hypertrophied tissue and non-hypertrophied tissue

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 797-803

  Nasu, Kimio ^a   Moriyama, Nobuo ^b   Kawabe, Kazuki ^b   Tsujimoto, Gozoh ^c   Murai, Masatoshi ^a   Tanaka, Teruo ^a   Yano, Junichi ^a  

^a NIPPON SHINYAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH); In situ hybridization; Prostate; RNase protection assay; 1 adrenoceptor subtype mRNA

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1D ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RNA ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0029860173     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15742.x     Document Type: Article

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