Anti-PSA immunoreactivity in primary prostatic tissues from black African men

• Published in: African journal of medicine and medical sciences Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 311
• Main Authors: Olapade-Olaopa, E O, Ogunbiyi, J O, Muronda, C A, Okeke, L I, Shittu, O B, Danso, A P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nigeria 01.12.2007
• Subjects: African Continental Ancestry Group; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Prostate-Specific Antigen - antagonists & inhibitors; Prostate-Specific Antigen - immunology; Prostatic Hyperplasia - immunology; Prostatic Neoplasms - immunology; Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe

Prostatic specific antigen (PSA) immunoreactivity is the most commonly used histological marker to identify epithelial cells of prostate origin. Unlike tissues from white men in which grade-related variability has been reported, the pattern of PSA immunoreactivity in prostatic tissues from black Afr...