[Estrogen and estrogen receptors in benign prostatic hyperplasia].

Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue

Department of Urology, Third Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China.

Published: December 2002

Estrogen is a strong growth regulator of the prostate stromal cells, it produces a marked effect by means of binding to specific receptors. Many researches have indicated that estrogen and estrogen receptors take part in the whole process and development of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This article gives a general description of the function of estrogen and estrogen receptors in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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