THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL TRAUMA ON RAT TUNICA ALBUGINEA

Volume: 159, Issue: 5, Pages: 1700 - 1707
Published: May 1, 1998
Abstract
Purpose: Increased TGF-beta 1 protein expression in tunica albuginea has been found to be associated with Peyronie's disease. The present study is designed to investigate whether surgical trauma induces TGF-beta up-regulation and histological changes in rat penis.Materials and Methods: Thirty-two adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups. The first group (n = 24) underwent incision and suture repair of the tunica albuginea of...
Paper Details
Title
THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL TRAUMA ON RAT TUNICA ALBUGINEA
Published Date
May 1, 1998
Volume
159
Issue
5
Pages
1700 - 1707
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