Examination of alpha 1 adrenoceptor subtypes in the human ureter

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 749-753

  Itoh, Yasunori ^a   Kojima, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yasui, Takahiro ^a   Tozawa, Keiichi ^a   Sasaki, Shoichi ^a   Kohri, Kenjiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 adrenoceptor subtypes; Facilitation of stone expulsion; Human ureter; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1D ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLITHIASIS;

AGED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; MALE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; URETER; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 34547624504     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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