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prostate a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen prostate [′prä‚stāt] (anatomy) A glandular organ that surrounds the urethra at the neck of the urinary bladder in the male. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To explore the protein's role, researchers examined samples of prostate tissue from 4 healthy men, 14 BPH patients, and 130 men whose cancerous prostates had been removed--including 32 in whom the cancer had spread beyond the prostate. Because the prostate's function is to secrete fluid into semen, HCA is found in much larger concentrations in semen produced by cancerous prostates and is therefore expected to be a highly specific marker for prostate cancer. Ho's team has examined five other antioxidant enzymes in the prostates of elderly rats. |
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