title: [Induction of prostatic buds in the absence of androgens].
abstract: We have investigated the non-androgenic factors that induce the prostatic buds from the sinus epithelium. The buds were found to be induced in the explants cultured in the androgen-deficient medium containing 20 ng/ml rat keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) irrespective of the sex of the sinus.
authors.affiliation: Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences pharmaceutiques, Teikyo Université, Kanagawa-ken, Japon.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanemura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D011467:Prostate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000196:embryology
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances
vernacular_title: Induction des bourgeons prostatiques en l'absence d'androgènes.