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Prostatic Hyperplasia

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Definition: Increase in constituent cells in the PROSTATE, leading to enlargement of the organ (hypertrophy) and adverse impact on the lower urinary tract function. This can be caused by increased rate of cell proliferation, reduced rate of cell death, or both.  note category: non-neoplastic despite X refs ADENOMA, PROSTATIC & PROSTATIC ADENOMA   
See Also Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatism 		Other names Prostatic Hypertrophy, Benign; Prostatic Hypertrophy; Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign; Prostatic Adenoma; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Adenoma, Prostatic; Prostatic Adenomas; Hypertrophy, Benign Prostatic; Hyperplasia, Prostatic; Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy; Adenomas, Prostatic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Prostatic stromal proliferation of uncertain malignant potential  0   *Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Prostamol-Uno  0   *Plant Extracts Prostatic Hyperplasia/drug therapy. Urologiia 2001 Sep-Oct;(5):38-41
4-(1-methyl-2-oxopiperid-5-yl)benzoate  0   *Piperidones Prostatic Hyperplasia. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2000 May;333(5):145-53
BPH-associated protein P25-26  0   *Immunoglobulins Prostatic Hyperplasia Tumor Markers, Biological. Prostate 2000 Feb 15;42(3):230-8
dutasteride  0   *Azasteroids Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Pharma Action 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors 		J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1997 Sep;282(3):1496-502DUTASTERIDE; AVODART; JALYN
Permixon  0   *Plant Extracts Prostatic Hyperplasia Serenoa.
Pharma Action Androgen Antagonists ; Estrogen Antagonists 		J Steroid Biochem 1984;20(1):515
Prosta-Capsules  81278-84-4 Prosta-Capsules  *Plant Extracts Prostatic Hyperplasia. MMW 1981;123(44):1675
Bazoton  81278-82-2 Bazoton  *Plant Extracts Prostatic Hyperplasia Urtica dioica. Fortschr Med 1983 Dec 1;101(45):2112-4; MMW Munch Med Wochenschr 1981 Oct 30;123(44):1675-6
Prostamed  0   *Plant Extracts Prostatic Hyperplasia/drug therapy. ZFA (Stuttgart) 1980;56(11):813
Robaveron  0   *Tissue Extracts Prostate Prostatic Hyperplasia/drug therapy. Pol Przegl Chir 47(11a):1441;1975
Paraprost  8058-79-5   *Alanine *Glutamates *Glycine Drug Combinations Prostatic Hyperplasia/drug therapy. Acta Urol Jpn 18(1):41;1972

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