Martinez, Francisco E. [UNESP]Laura, I. A.Martinez, M.Padovani, C. R. [UNESP]Bustos-Obregón, E.2014-05-272014-05-272001-01-01Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology, v. 33, n. 1-2, p. 99-106, 2001.1122-9497http://hdl.handle.net/11449/66447Chronic alcoholism alters reproduction and therefore may be responsible for alterations of prostate and seminal vesicles, which are the subject of this analysis in UCh ethanol-drinking rats. The prostate and seminal vesicles of 20 animals were submitted to macroscopic, light microscopy, electron microscopy and morphometric analysis. The UCh rats showed atrophy of the epithelium and reduction of the weight of the prostate and seminal vesicle, liver hypertrophy and fat infiltration and alterations of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis. Ethanol induces changes in the weight and in the epithelium of prostate and seminal vesicles and hypothalamus-pituitary axis of UCh rats.99-106engAtrophySeminal vesicleVentral lobe prostatealcoholfollitropinluteinizing hormonetestosteronealcoholismanimalatrophybloodchemically induced disorderdrug effectepitheliumimage processingkidneylivermaleorgan sizepathologyprostate diseaseratrat strainscanning electron microscopyseminal vesicleultrastructureAlcoholismAnimalsEpitheliumEthanolFollicle Stimulating HormoneImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKidneyLiverLuteinizing HormoneMaleMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOrgan SizeProstatic DiseasesRatsRats, Inbred StrainsSeminal VesiclesTestosteroneArtigoAcesso restrito2-s2.0-00352256328727897080522289