Aging effects on the mongolian gerbil female prostate (Skene's paraurethral glands): Structural, ultrastructural, quantitative, and hormonal evaluations

Anatomical Record

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 463-474

  Custodio, Ana Maria G ^a   Santos, Fernanda C A ^b,c   Campos, Silvana G P ^b   Vilamaior, Patricia S L ^b   Góes, Rejane M ^b   Taboga, Sebastião R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIRP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Female prostate; Histopathology; Mongolian gerbil; Steroids hormones; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; URETHRA;

AGING; ANIMALS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; PROSTATE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; URETHRA;

EID: 42949130608     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20637     Document Type: Article

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