Estrogen and estrogen receptors in benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Author:
Jia-Qing WU
1
;
Xin GAO
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Third Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Estrogens;
physiology;
Humans;
Male;
Prostatic Hyperplasia;
metabolism;
Receptors, Estrogen;
physiology
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2002;8(3):212-214
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Estrogen is a strong growth regulator of the prostate stromal cells, it produces a marked effect by means of binding to specific receptors. Many researches have indicated that estrogen and estrogen receptors take part in the whole process and development of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This article gives a general description of the function of estrogen and estrogen receptors in benign prostatic hyperplasia.
