Fig. 9

Illustrative scheme of prolactin action in partial recovery from the atrophy prostate caused by castration. A: Control prostate show cubic/prismatic simple epithelium and muscular stroma cell layer (SMC); B: Castrated prostates show acinar regression, epithelium height regresses, the SMC are remodeled to adjust the reduced organ size. C: Castrated with prolactin administration group recovery the atrophic effects of castration, as more voluminous epithelial cells and more organized and compact SMC compared with the castrated animals