Age-related changes in the concentration of elastic fibers in different regions of the rabbit penis

PURPOSE: To investigate whether elastic fiber content in the corpus cavernosum (CC), corpus spongiosum (CS) and tunica albuginea (TA) of the rabbit penis undergoes modifications with age. METHODS: Rabbits were sacrificed, in groups of ten animals each, at 30, 120, 240, and 730 days of age. Histologi...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Abidu-Figueiredo, Waldemar Silva Costa, Maurício Alves Chagas, Francisco José Barcellos Sampaio, Luiz Eduardo de Macedo Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-05-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013000500010