ea0011p555 | Growth and development | ECE2006
Goetz F
, Mitroshkin A
, Patchev AV
, Rohde W
The benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) represents an enlargement of the epithelial and fibromuscular parts of the prostate. Although androgens per se do not cause BPH, an intact androgen metabolism is a prerequisite for the normal fetal and pubertal development of the prostate. Furthermore, growth factors play a role in the development of BPH. Animal experiments have shown that the prostate similar to other organs of the reproductive tract undergoes a neonatal st...