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Castration-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death in the Brown Norway Rat Prostate Decreases as a Function of Age1
1 Feb 2000
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Growth and differentiation of the prostate gland depends upon androgens, yet overgrowth of the human prostate occurs later in life when serum levels of testosterone are declining. We have reported a similar phenomenon in the Brown Norway rat, but the age-dependent overgrowth of the prostate is confined to the dorsal and lateral lobes and, hence, is lobe specific. Because tissue growth depends upon the balance...
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