Term Name: prostate gland development
Synonyms: prostate development
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the prostate gland over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The prostate gland is a partly muscular, partly glandular body that is situated near the base of the mammalian male urethra and secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the ejaculatory fluid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030850]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is part of: urogenital system development
has parts: epithelial cell differentiation involved in prostate gland development epithelial cell maturation involved in prostate gland development epithelial cell proliferation involved in prostate gland development epithelial-mesenchymal signaling involved in prostate gland development mesenchymal cell proliferation involved in prostate gland development mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling involved in prostate gland development prostate gland growth prostate gland morphogenesis prostate glandular acinus development stromal-epithelial cell signaling involved in prostate gland development
is a type of: gland development reproductive structure development