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. 2010 Oct 27;4:291–297. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S10428

Table 3.

Uroselectivity of α1-blockers in decerebrate dogs23

Intravenous injection Urethral pressure (ID50, μg/kg) Blood pressure (ED20, μg/kg) Uroselectivity (BP/UP)
Silodosin 3.15 8.03 2.55
Tamsulosin 1.73 0.59 0.35
Prazosin 11.8 2.46 0.21

Abbreviations: ID50, dose required to inhibit increase in intraurethral pressure by 50%; ED20, dose required to reduce blood pressure by 20%; BP, blood pressure; UP, urethral pressure.