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Quantifying the Smooth Muscle Content of the Prostate Using Double Immunoenzymatic Staining and Color-Assisted Image Analysis

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) describes a hyperplastic process of the stromal and epithelial elements of the prostate (Franks 1975). The clinical manifestations of BPH are related primarily to symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction (Barry 1990). The specific histologic features of the prostate which lead to the development of bladder outlet obstruction are unknown.

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  1. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, New york University, 10016, New York, New York, USA

    Ellen Shapiro MD, FACS, FAAP & Herbert Lepor MD, FACS (Professor of Urology)

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Center, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Urology, St. Pieter’s Hospital, Catholic University of Leuven, Brusselsestraat 69, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman, Clinical Professor of Urology and Radiation Oncology) (Professor and Chairman, Clinical Professor of Urology and Radiation Oncology)

  3. School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Luc Baert MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman, Clinical Professor of Urology and Radiation Oncology) (Professor and Chairman, Clinical Professor of Urology and Radiation Oncology)

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Shapiro, E., Lepor, H. (1994). Quantifying the Smooth Muscle Content of the Prostate Using Double Immunoenzymatic Staining and Color-Assisted Image Analysis. In: Petrovich, Z., Baert, L. (eds) Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78185-8_5

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