Upregulation of Oxytocin Receptor in the Hyperplastic Prostate

Background: The etiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is complex, both age and androgen are thought to be important. However, the failure of androgen blockade treatments suggests other paracrine/autocrine factors involved in BPH. Oxytocin was found to have a paracrine/autocrine role in pros...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Li, He Xiao, Kebing Wang, Yuelan Zheng, Ping Chen, Xinghuan Wang, Michael E. DiSanto, Xinhua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00403/full