 Prostatic Hyperplasia
"Prostatic Hyperplasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Increase in constituent cells in the PROSTATE, leading to enlargement of the organ (hypertrophy) and adverse impact on the lower urinary tract function. This can be caused by increased rate of cell proliferation, reduced rate of cell death, or both.
| Descriptor ID |
D011470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.565.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Adenoma, Prostatic- Adenoma, Prostatic
- Adenomas, Prostatic
- Prostatic Adenomas
- Prostatic Adenoma
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostatic Hyperplasia" by people in Profiles.
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Myatt A, Hill SJ. Trypsin stimulates the phosphorylation of p42,44 mitogen-activated protein kinases via the proteinase-activated receptor-2 and protein kinase C epsilon in human cultured prostate stromal cells. Prostate. 2005 Jul 01; 64(2):175-85.
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Weihua Z, Warner M, Gustafsson JA. Estrogen receptor beta in the prostate. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2002 Jul 31; 193(1-2):1-5.
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