Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Stereological studies in prostate of dietary zinc deficient Wistar rats

Dr Sangeeta Joshi, Dr Neena Nair, Dr R. S. Bedwal

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The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary zinc deficiency on prostate.Prepubertal Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups: zinc control (ZC), pair fed (PF) and zinc deficient (ZD) and fed on 100μg / gm (zinc control and pair fed groups) and 1μg /gm (zinc deficient) diet. Dietary zinc deficiency after 2 and 4 weeks decreased weight of the dorso–lateral and ventral prostate .Morphometric study revealed a significant decrease in glandular epithelial cell height and nuclear diameter with consequent increase in absolute volume of lumen and fiomuscular stroma in dorso–lateral and ventral prostate. These observations revealed that the net secretory activity of the prostate is affected and that the growth of prostate during prepubertal period is regulated to a certain extent by zinc.

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Dr Sangeeta Joshi, Dr Neena Nair, Dr R.S.Bedwal Stereological Studies in Prostate of Dietary Zinc Deficient Wistar Rats Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.9 September 2014

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