Candidate targets for research on benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Author:
Zhen-Feng HONG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China. zfhong1953@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Androgens;
metabolism;
Estrogens;
metabolism;
Humans;
Male;
Prostatic Hyperplasia;
etiology;
genetics;
metabolism
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2008;14(9):771-774
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The etiology and pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia are very complicated, about which a variety of theories have been developed, so it is of utmost importance to decide upon the target of research. Focusing on the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hy-perplasia, the author outlines the candidate targets for the experimental studies of the disease in such approaches as morphology, hormones, growth factors and genes.
