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Prostate

Known as: Genital System, Male, Prostate, Prostatic Gland, Prostata (Glandula prostatica) 
A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Irreversible Electroporation: Implications for Prostate Ablation
Percutaneous prostate cryo-ablation has become an accepted treatment for primary prostate cancer. Thermal tissue ablation based… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Clinical hyperthermia of prostate cancer using magnetic nanoparticles: Presentation of a new interstitial technique
The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate whether the technique of magnetic fluid hyperthermia can be used for minimally… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Vascular adrenoceptors: an update.
The total and regional peripheral resistance and capacitance of the vascular system is regulated by the sympathetic nervous… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
DD3: a new prostate-specific gene, highly overexpressed in prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the Western… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Prostate-specific membrane antigen is produced in tumor-associated neovasculature.
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a type II transmembrane protein, was originally thought to be strictly expressed in… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Recovery of spontaneous erectile function after nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy with and without early intracavernous injections of alprostadil: results of a prospective, randomized…
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The effect of finasteride in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Background Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a progressive, androgen-dependent disease resulting in enlargement of the prostate… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Prostate specific antigen density: a means of distinguishing benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Evidence for different pre- and post-junctional receptors for neuropeptide Y and related peptides
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Origin and evolution of benign prostatic enlargement.
Important features of the origin and evolution of benign prostatic enlargement (BPH) remain unclarified, partly because of… 
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