Comparison of microvessel densities in rat prostate tissues treated with finasteride, bicalutamide and surgical castration: A preliminary study

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 194-198

  Kaya, Cevdet ^a,b   Ozyurek, Mustafa ^a   Turkeri, Levent N ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Academic Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hormonal therapy; Microvessel density; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; BICALUTAMIDE; FINASTERIDE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DISSECTION; HEMATURIA; HORMONAL THERAPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; RAT;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANILIDES; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; DISSECTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 16244408365     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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