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  • Presence of atrial natriuretic factor in normal and hyperplastic human prostate and its relationship with oxytocin localisation.

Presence of atrial natriuretic factor in normal and hyperplastic human prostate and its relationship with oxytocin localisation.

European journal of histochemistry : EJH (2003-06-05)
E Farina-Lipari, D Lipari, M Bellafiore, R Anzalone, F Cappello, B Valentino
PMID12777209
ABSTRACT

In this work, we showed the presence of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in human prostate and compared its localisation in normal and hyperplastic conditions. ANF was localised in epithelial and stromal cells, being increased in hyperplasia, mainly in the stromal component. Moreover, we compared ANF and oxytocin positivity in the same glands, focusing on the possible relationship between the paracrine effects of these two hormones.