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Prostatic duct

Known as: Duct of prostate gland, Ductuli prostatici, Prostatic ducts set 
A small canal that receives prostatic secretions from the glandular tubules and discharges it through the prostatic portion of the urethra.
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2010
2010
Rare histological patterns of prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Aims: Prostatic ductal adenocarcinomas account for 1% of prostate cancers. Most commonly, these lesions grow in large cribriform… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Proximal Prostatic Stem Cells Are Programmed to Regenerate a Proximal‐Distal Ductal Axis
Prostate carcinoma and benign prostatic hypertrophy may both originate in stem cells, highlighting the importance of the… 
2000
2000
Correlation of increased apoptosis and proliferation with development of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) in ventral prostate of the noble rat
Imbalance between cell proliferation and cell apoptosis has been considered a key factor in carcinogenesis. Prostatic… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Does prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma exist?
Prostatic ductal (endometrioid) adenocarcinoma has been considered a distinct pathologic and clinical entity since it was first… 
1997
1997
Distribution pattern of basal cells detected by cytokeratin 34 beta E12 in primary prostatic duct adenocarcinoma.
Primary prostatic duct adenocarcinoma, initially labeled as endometrioid carcinoma of the prostate, is a rare neoplasm that… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Permissive and instructive induction of adult rodent prostatic epithelium by heterotypic urogenital sinus mesenchyme.
Adult rodent (rat and mouse) prostatic ducts (PR) were recombined heterospecifically with fetal urogenital sinus mesenchyme (UGM… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate in patients undergoing radical cystoprostatectomy.
1984
1984
Obstruction of the tubuli recti and ductuli efferentes by dilated veins in the testes of men with varicocele and its possible role in causing atrophy of the seminiferous tubules.
Hormone measurements, spermiograms and testicular biopsies studies were performed in young with varicocele. In addition, the… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
“Endometrial” adenocarcinoma of the prostate. A distinctive tumor of probable prostatic duct origin
A so‐called “endometrial” adenocarcinoma of the prostate has been studied by light and electron microscopy, and by histochemical… 
1974
1974
Local recirculation of injected (3H)testosterone from the testis to the epididymal fat pad and the corpus epididymidis in the rat.
on a countercurrent exchange of the gases between the internal spermatic vein and artery (Einer-Jensen, 1974). To investigate if… 
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