Modelling human prostate cancer: Rat models

E Nascimento-Gonçalves, AI Faustino-Rocha, F Seixas… - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, affecting approximately 1.1
million men worldwide. In this way, the study of prostate cancer biopathology and the study …

Prostate‐induced orgasms: A concise review illustrated with a highly relevant case study

RJ Levin - Clinical Anatomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Current medical literature does not describe precisely the activation and mechanisms of
prostate orgasms. This brief review describes what we know about the anatomy and …

Endocrine‐disrupting effects of methylparaben on the adult gerbil prostate

JR Costa, MS Campos, RF Lima… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Parabens are xenoestrogens widely employed in cosmetics, foodstuffs, and pharmaceutical
products. These chemicals are known to disrupt hormone‐dependent organs, due to their …

Lobe identity in the Mongolian gerbil prostatic complex: a new rodent model for prostate study

SS Rochel, A Bruni‐Cardoso… - … Record: Advances in …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge of structural and physiological differences among the prostatic lobes
(PL) is the basis for development of experimental studies in traditional laboratory rodents …

The human female prostate—immunohistochemical study with prostate‐specific antigen, prostate‐specific alkaline phosphatase, and androgen receptor and 3‐D …

W Dietrich, M Susani, L Stifter… - The Journal of Sexual …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The constitution of glands surrounding the human female urethra has been
under debate; especially regarding as to what extent they equal the male prostate. Defining …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology of the genital organs of male and female giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

L Fromme, DR Yogui, MH Alves, ALJ Desbiez… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background The giant anteater belongs to the supraorder Xenarthra which occupies a
systematically isolated position among placental mammals. The species is categorized as …

The prostate in women: an updated histological and immunohistochemical profile of the female periurethral glands and their relationship to an implanted midurethral …

D Tomalty, O Giovannetti, D Gaudet… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background There is evidence of glandular tissue in the region of the anterior vaginal wall–
female periurethral tissue (AVW-FPT) that has similar morphology and …

The complex role of telocytes in female prostate tumorigenesis in a rodent model

JS Maldarine, BDA Sanches, VA Santos… - Cell Biology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The prostate is not an organ exclusive to the male. It is also found in females of several
species, including humans, in which part of the Skene gland is homologous to the male …

Prenatal exposure to testosterone masculinises the female gerbil and promotes the development of lesions in the prostate (Skene's gland)

MF Biancardi, APS Perez, CRS Caires… - Reproduction …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Androgenic imbalance may disrupt prostate development, leading to morphological
alterations in adulthood and predisposing this gland to develop diseases during ageing …

Progesterone as a morphological regulatory factor of the male and female gerbil prostate

RA Fochi, FCA Santos, RM Goes… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Testosterone (T) and oestrogen are the main active steroid hormones in the male and
female reproductive system respectively. In female rodents progesterone (P 4), together with …