The prostate: Development and physiology

被引:120
作者
Hayward, SW
Cunha, GR
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Urol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Anat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0033-8389(05)70146-9
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The function of the prostate is to provide the bulk of the seminal fluid. Growth and adult function of the prostate are controlled by androgens. Specific responses to androgenic signals are determined by the state of differentiation of the gland. The responses are mediated by paracrine interactions between the stromal and epithelial tissues. Growth factors are believed to play a role in this interactive signaling.
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