Anatomical and Topographic Characteristics of the Prostate Gland of Rats during Postnatal Ontogenesis

Abstract

The article highlights the anatomical and topographic features of the prostate of male rats, their organometric indicators throughout postnatal ontogenesis. Based on the data obtained, the holotoopy of the organ, its shape, the growth rate of the mass of the prostate gland and the anatomical parameters of the prostate of rats (mass, thickness, width, length) were established.

Structural age-related restructuring of the prostate is uneven and manifests itself in a change in the shape and linear parameters of the organ, which is due to the morphological and functional characteristics of the organ in different age periods. It has been established that the greatest increase in the weight of the prostate is observed in the interval from 3 to 9 months, the smallest - in 18-month-old rats. The greatest increase in the linear parameters of the organ was noted by the end of the lactation period and in young rats of 6 and 9 months of age.