title: The effects of estrogen treatment of carcinoma of the prostate on regional adipocyte size.
abstract: Fat cell size was determined in the gluteal, femoral and hypogastric regions of subcutaneous adipose tissue in men with carcinoma of the prostate before and after 5--6 months of estrogen treatment. Body weight and several metabolic variables did not change. Gluteal fat cell size increased. It was suggested that increase of the gluteal fat cell size is a characteristic effect of estrogens on adipose tissue because a similar increase has been previously found in young women in comparison with young men.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002081:Buttocks; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013848:Thigh
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens