Weight, stroma to gland ratio, and mitotic activity of the human hyperplastic prostate.

The growth of the hyperplastic prostate of 12 patients was studied with an in vitro 3H-thymidine labeling method. The prostates were weighed and the stroma to gland ratio was analyzed. The mitotic activity of the glandular epithelium averaged 0.

A simple method for the clinical determination of the mitotic activity of the human prostate in vitro.

Patients with a hyperplastic prostate were studied for the epithelial mitotic activity of adenomatous tissue by the (3)H-thymidine labelling method. A simple method in vitro was improved for biopsy samples. The mitotic activities obtained in vitro were compared with those obtained in vivo.