Early prostate development and its association with late-life prostate disease

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 173-181

  Risbridger, G P ^a   Almahbobi, G A ^a   Taylor, R A ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branching morphogenesis; Computer based volume rendering image analysis; Development; Late life disease; Prostate

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GROWTH FACTOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; CANCER RISK; CRYPTORCHISM; CYST; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDIDYMAL CYST; GENE ACTIVITY; GENETICS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE DISEASE; REVIEW; STEREOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES;

EID: 27944470478     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-1121-9     Document Type: Review

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