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The prostate of the gorilla
Author(s) -
Jacobs Stephen C.,
Beehler Bruce A.,
Boese Gilbert,
Story Michael T.,
Clowry Lawrence J.,
Lawson Russell K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the prostate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.295
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1097-0045
pISSN - 0270-4137
DOI - 10.1002/pros.2990050605
Subject(s) - prostate , prostatic acid phosphatase , acid phosphatase , stromal cell , hyperplasia , gorilla , population , pathology , epithelium , biology , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , enzyme , cancer , paleontology , environmental health
The prostate gland from a 32‐year‐old gorilla was examined. The prostate weighed 15 g and was composed primarily of dilated cystic acinar areas with only modest stromal thickening. The acini were lined by a low cuboidal epithelium. A second minor population of smaller glands with extensive papillary projections was also present. The epithelial cells stained densely for acid phosphatase and prostatic‐specific antigen. Human prostatic acid phosphatase content of the gland as determined by radioimmunoassay was 2.3 mg/g protein. This is the first published histologic description of a gorilla prostate. The animal was in late middle age but did not display predominant prostatic stromal hyperplasia. Prostatic acid phosphatase from the gorilla cross‐reacts immunologically, or is identical to human prostatic acid phosphatase.