Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6168137 | Urology | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Using intact human prostate tissue, we herewith describe a new signal transduction pathway of prostate α1-adrenoceptors. In addition to mediating contraction, prostate α1-adrenoceptors induce intracellular signaling, which results in deactivation of p38 MAPK. This is not involved in α1-adrenergic contraction, and points to α1-adrenoceptor functions beyond contraction.
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Authors
Frank Strittmatter, Christian Gratzke, Sebastian Walther, Johanna Göttinger, Christer Beckmann, Alexander Roosen, Boris Schlenker, Oliver Reich, Christian G. Stief, Martin Hennenberg,