Stromal and acinar components of the transition zone in normal and hyperplastic human prostate

BJU International

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 699-702

  Chagas, M A ^a   Babinski, M A ^a   Costa, W S ^a   Sampaio, F J B ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BPH; Connective tissue; Morphological analysis; Prostate; Quantitative morphometry; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STEREOMETRY;

AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; STROMAL CELLS; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036227341     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02724.x     Document Type: Article

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