Prolactin promotes a partial recovery from the atrophy of both male and female gerbil prostates caused by castration

• Main Authors: Marianna Zanatelli (Author), Simone Jacovaci Colleta (Author), Luiz Henrique Alves Guerra (Author), Fernanda Cristina Alcântara Santos (Author), Rejane Maira Góes (Author), Patricia Simone Leite Vilamaior (Author), Sebastião Roberto Taboga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The male and female prostates are controlled by steroid hormones, suffering important morphological and physiological changes after castration. Prolactin is involved in the regulation of the male prostate, having already been identified in the tissue, acting through its receptor...