Proliferation and differentiation of prostatic stromal cells

BJU International

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 386-393

  Niu, Y ^a   Xu, Y ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Bai, J ^c   Yang, H ^c   Ma, T ^a  

^a Tianjin Institute of Urological Surgery   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Tianjin Electron Microscopy Centre   (China)

Author keywords

Castration; Differentiation; Growth factors; Prostate; Stromal cells

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; MYOSIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FIBROBLAST; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASTRATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOGS; ESTRADIOL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MYOSINS; PROSTATE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMAL CELLS; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0035086656     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2001.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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