Blood levels of free-PSA but not complex-PSA significantly correlates to prostate release of PSA in semen in young men, while blood levels of complex-PSA, but not free-PSA increase with age.
BACKGROUND: The proportion of free- and complex-prostate specific antigen (PSA) in serum is used for differentiating between benign and malignant prostate disease. To further understand the physiological relationship between PSA in seminal plasma and blood, we have analyzed free-PSA (fPSA) and comp...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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