Deleterious effects of prepubertal corticosterone treatment on rat prostate

Deleterious effects of prepubertal corticosterone treatment on rat prostate

PURPOSE:To investigate the structural and functional changes induced by corticosterone (CORT) in the ventral prostrate (VP) of rats in order to study chronic stress effects in the prepubertal phase.METHODS:Wistar rats received daily saline or CORT injections during the pubertal period from the 5th t...

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Main Authors: Flávia Cristina Morone Pinto, Dílson Silva, Pamella Campos Silva, Luiza Morone Pereira, Arlene Regina Morone, Waldemar Silva Costa, Célia Martins Cortez, Francisco José Barcellos Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2015-06-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Subjects:
Corticosterone
Glucocorticoids
Prostate
Anatomy & Histology
Rats
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v30n6/0102-8650-acb-30-06-00382.pdf

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