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SUBMITTER: He Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4946024 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
He Qiqi Q Babcook Melissa A MA Shukla Sanjeev S Shankar Eswar E Wang Zhiping Z Liu Guiming G Erokwu Bernadette O BO Flask Chris A CA Lu Lan L Daneshgari Firouz F MacLennan Gregory T GT Gupta Sanjay S
The Prostate 20160404 11
<h4>Objective</h4>Accumulating evidences suggests that obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) contribute towards lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) through alterations in the phenotype of bladder and prostate gland. Clinical studies indicate a link between MetS and LUTS. Nevertheless, there is lack of suitable animal model(s) which could illustrate an association linking obesity to LUTS. We examined the lower urinary tract function in an obesity-initiated MetS mouse model.<h4>Methods</h4>Male C5 ...[more]