title: Characterization of prostate cells.
abstract: It is obvious from this brief review that the weakest link in the successful application of in vitro models to answer questions related to prostatic cancer is the lack of adequate markers to permit characterization of the cells with regard to organ and tissue origin and their neoplastic status. In our opinion there is little to be gained in defining markers for other purposes until we can manage these basic areas of recognition.
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011467:Prostate / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*