α1-Adrenoceptors in testosterone-induced prostatic hypertrophy

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-126

  Auger Pourmarin, L ^a   Roubert, P ^a   Chabrier, P E ^a  

^a Institut Henri Beaufour   (France)

Author keywords

1 Adrenoceptor; Prostate; Prostatic hypertrophy, benign; Rat; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLURAPIDIL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLOROETHYLCLONIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYMETAZOLINE; PRAZOSIN; TESTOSTERONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROTEIN BINDING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAZOSIN; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032472047     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01432-5     Document Type: Article

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