Phthalates are esters of phthalic acid which are used in cosmetics and other daily personal
care products. They are also used in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics to increase durability …

Environmental exposure to phthalates during intrauterine development might increase
susceptibility to neoplasms in reproductive organs such as the prostate. Although studies …

Parabens are xenoestrogens widely employed in cosmetics, foodstuffs, and pharmaceutical
products. These chemicals are known to disrupt hormone‐dependent organs, due to their …

Recent studies have shown a positive association of cancer and obesity, but the
morphological and molecular mechanisms involved in this relationship are still unknown …

In the present study we evaluated the toxic effects on the male adult rat prostate of DBP
exposure during fetal and lactational periods, because although many studies have …

Abstract Knowledge of structural and physiological differences among the prostatic lobes
(PL) is the basis for development of experimental studies in traditional laboratory rodents …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been investigated for it potential to cause prostate
diseases. In this study, pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 25 or 250 μg/kg …

BACKGROUND Fatty acids are among the most important nutritional factors associated with
the ethiopathogenesis of prostate cancer, therefore the main objective of this work was to …

Administration of non-competitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists (eg
phencyclidine, MK-801) has been shown to elicit behavioral abnormalities related to …

The prostate undergoes normal or pathological morphological changes throughout life. An
understanding of these changes is fundamental for the comprehension of aging‐related …