Abstract
Human alpha (HBA) and beta-globin (HBB) genes are located in clusters in chromosomes 16 and 11, respectively, and are highly expressed in cells from the erythroid lineage. Recent work in our laboratory has identified globin expression in the rodent ventral prostate (mice and rats): newborns, castrated adults and mice fed with normolipidic lard-based diets. The latter presented variable bu…