TRP channels in human prostate.

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Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, Campus Gasthuisberg, KULeuven, Belgium.

Published: August 2010

This review gives an overview of morphological and functional characteristics in the human prostate. It will focus on the current knowledge about transient receptor potential (TRP) channels expressed in the human prostate, and their putative role in normal physiology and prostate carcinogenesis. Controversial data regarding the expression pattern and the potential impact of TRP channels in prostate function, and their involvement in prostate cancer and other prostate diseases, will be discussed.

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