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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Publicado en:Journal of Biomedicine & Biotechnology Vol. 2012; pp. 1 - 7
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: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
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