title: [Candidate targets for research on benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: The etiology and pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia are very complicated, about which a variety of theories have been developed, so it is of utmost importance to decide upon the target of research. Focusing on the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hy-perplasia, the author outlines the candidate targets for the experimental studies of the disease in such approaches as morphology, hormones, growth factors and genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China. zfhong1953@163.com
authors.forename: Zhen-Feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D004967:Estrogens