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Sleep Deprivation Alters Rat Ventral Prostate Morphology, Leading to Glandular Atrophy: A Microscopic Study Contrasted with the Hormonal Assays

We investigated the effect of 96 h paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) and 21-day sleep restriction (SR) on prostate morphology using stereological assays in male rats. After euthanasia, the rat ventral prostate was removed, weighed, and prepared for conventional light microscopy. Microscopic analys...

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Autores principales: Venâncio, Daniel P., Andersen, Monica L., Vilamaior, Patricia S. L., Santos, Fernanda C., Zager, Adriano, Tufik, Sérgio, Taboga, Sebastião R., De Mello, Marco T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/285938