Statistics and the prostate gland

The Prostate Gland

The photoperiod and heat stress effects on histometrical structure of rat prostate gland

BACKGROUND: There is not enough information about theeffects of heat stress and photoperiod on different lobes structure.OBJECTIVES: The present study aims at determining thehistological changes and the rate of changes in each lobes of ratprostate, affected by photoperiod changes and heat stress.METHODS:To this end, 15 adult male wistar rats were divided tothree groups: 1. the control group in ...

Comparison of Transabdominal and Transrectal Ultrasonography of the Prostate Gland in Dogs

Objective- To compare transabdominal (TA) and transrectal (TR) ultrasonography of the prostate gland. Design- Experimental study. Animals- 10 intact male dogs that required euthanasia for reasons other than prostatic disease. Procedures- Prostatic length (L), width (W) and height (H) were measured in T A (L1, W1 and H1) and TR (L2 and H2...

P-26: Histomorphological Study of Rat Prostate Gland

Background: Rat prostate gland which is used in various investigation has considerable morphological differences with other mammals. There are few reports about its structure. So, this study was carried on for determining of histomorphological structure of rat prostate. Materials and Methods: Five healthy adult male rats with average weight 20 ± 180 g and approximately 3 - 3.5 months age were s...

Prostate Gland Enlargement

The prostate gland is about the size and shape of a walnut and weighs in at around one ounce. Women seem to know more about this little gland than men do. About 11% of men don't know that they have this gland in their body. Only 15% of men have ever heard of the term prostatitis. Of the men who do know about prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate), about 16% of them think that this condition...