Endocrine-paracrine (APUD, neuroendocrine) cells in the normal and pathologic prostate.
1991
P A Di Sant'agnese
Department of Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D011467
Prostate
A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the RECTUM.
Prostates
D011471
Prostatic Neoplasms
Tumors or cancer of the PROSTATE.
Cancer of Prostate,Prostate Cancer,Cancer of the Prostate,Neoplasms, Prostate,Neoplasms, Prostatic,Prostate Neoplasms,Prostatic Cancer,Cancer, Prostate,Cancer, Prostatic,Cancers, Prostate,Cancers, Prostatic,Neoplasm, Prostate,Neoplasm, Prostatic,Prostate Cancers,Prostate Neoplasm,Prostatic Cancers,Prostatic Neoplasm
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001078
APUD Cells
Cells with the capacity to take up and decarboxylate the amine precursors DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE or 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN. This is a property of endocrine cells of neural and non-neural origin. APUDOMA is a general term collectively applied to tumors associated with APUD cells.
Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation Cells,APUD Cell,Cell, APUD,Cells, APUD