Evaluation of the mouse prostate as a suitable model for the study of human prostate function

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-50

  Gray, Katherine T ^a   Ventura, Sabatino ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibromuscular stroma; Immunohistochemistry; Methods; Mouse; Neuromuscular transmission; Prostate; Smooth muscle; 1 Adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ATROPINE; BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GUANETHIDINE; NEUROKININ A; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PURINE P2X1 RECEPTOR; PURINE P2X4 RECEPTOR; PURINE P2X7 RECEPTOR; SUBSTANCE P; SURAMIN; TETRODOTOXIN; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; STROMA; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GUANETHIDINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERFUSION; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROSTATE; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 21644437196     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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