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Effects of 3-beta-diol, an androgen metabolite with intrinsic estrogen-like effects, in modulating the aquaporin-9 expression in the rat efferent ductules.

Picciarelli-Lima P, Oliveira AG, Reis AM, Kalapothakis E, Mahecha GA, Hess RA, Oliveira CA.

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Aquaporin-1 and -9 are differentially regulated by oestrogen in the efferent ductule epithelium and initial segment of the epididymis.

Oliveira CA, Carnes K, França LR, Hermo L, Hess RA.

Biol Cell. 2005 Jun;97(6):385-95.PMID: 15850448 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

5alpha-Androstane-3beta,17beta-diol (3beta-diol), an estrogenic metabolite of 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, is a potent modulator of estrogen receptor ERbeta expression in the ventral prostrate of adult rats.

Oliveira AG, Coelho PH, Guedes FD, Mahecha GA, Hess RA, Oliveira CA.

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Differential hormonal regulation of estrogen receptors ERalpha and ERbeta and androgen receptor expression in rat efferent ductules.

Oliveira CA, Mahecha GA, Carnes K, Prins GS, Saunders PT, França LR, Hess RA.

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The androgen 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone and its metabolite 5alpha-androstan-3beta, 17beta-diol inhibit the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal response to stress by acting through estrogen receptor beta-expressing neurons in the hypothalamus.

Lund TD, Hinds LR, Handa RJ.

J Neurosci. 2006 Feb 1;26(5):1448-56.PMID: 16452668 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Aquaporin 9 expression along the male reproductive tract.

Pastor-Soler N, Bagnis C, Sabolic I, Tyszkowski R, McKee M, Van Hoek A, Breton S, Brown D.

Biol Reprod. 2001 Aug;65(2):384-93.PMID: 11466204 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Oestrogen in fluid transport in efferent ducts of the male reproductive tract.

Hess RA.

Rev Reprod. 2000 May;5(2):84-92. Review.PMID: 10864852 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estrogen receptor beta selective ligand 5alpha-Androstane-3beta, 17beta-diol stimulates spermatogonial deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis in rat seminiferous epithelium in vitro.

Wahlgren A, Svechnikov K, Strand ML, Jahnukainen K, Parvinen M, Gustafsson JA, Söder O.

Endocrinology. 2008 Jun;149(6):2917-22. Epub 2008 Feb 21.PMID: 18292193 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estrogen receptor-beta mediates dihydrotestosterone-induced stimulation of the arginine vasopressin promoter in neuronal cells.

Pak TR, Chung WC, Hinds LR, Handa RJ.

Endocrinology. 2007 Jul;148(7):3371-82. Epub 2007 Apr 5.PMID: 17412808 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Expression of aquaporins in the efferent ductules, sperm counts, and sperm motility in estrogen receptor-alpha deficient mice fed lab chow versus casein.

Ruz R, Gregory M, Smith CE, Cyr DG, Lubahn DB, Hess RA, Hermo L.

Mol Reprod Dev. 2006 Feb;73(2):226-37.PMID: 16261609 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The antiestrogen ICI 182,780 decreases the expression of estrogen receptor-alpha but has no effect on estrogen receptor-beta and androgen receptor in rat efferent ductules.

Oliveira CA, Nie R, Carnes K, Franca LR, Prins GS, Saunders PT, Hess RA.

Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003 Oct 10;1:75.PMID: 14613549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estrogen action and male fertility: roles of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger-3 and fluid reabsorption in reproductive tract function.

Zhou Q, Clarke L, Nie R, Carnes K, Lai LW, Lien YH, Verkman A, Lubahn D, Fisher JS, Katzenellenbogen BS, Hess RA.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Nov 20;98(24):14132-7. Epub 2001 Nov 6.PMID: 11698654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Arginine vasopressin regulation in pre- and postpubertal male rats by the androgen metabolite 3beta-diol.

Pak TR, Chung WC, Hinds LR, Handa RJ.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun;296(6):E1409-13. Epub 2009 Apr 21. Erratum in: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jul;297(1):E270. PMID: 19383875 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cellular and regional distributions of ubiquitin-proteasome and endocytotic pathway components in the epithelium of rat efferent ductules and initial segment of the epididymis.

Oliveira CA, Victor-Costa AB, Hess RA.

J Androl. 2009 Sep-Oct;30(5):590-601. Epub 2009 Mar 5.PMID: 19269934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

5 alpha-androstane-3 beta, 17 beta-diol binds to androgen and estrogen receptors without activating copulatory behavior in female rats.

Doering CH, Gladue BA.

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Estrogen regulation of ion transporter messenger RNA levels in mouse efferent ductules are mediated differentially through estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and ER beta.

Lee KH, Finnigan-Bunick C, Bahr J, Bunick D.

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Effects of ICI 182780 on estrogen receptor expression, fluid absorption and sperm motility in the epididymis of the bonnet monkey.

Shayu D, Kesava CC, Soundarajan R, Rao AJ.

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Mechanisms regulating male sexual behavior in the rat: role of 3 alpha- and 3 beta-androstanediols.

Morali G, Oropeza MV, Lemus AE, Perez-Palacios G.

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Expression and regulation of aquaporins 1, 8, and 9 in the testis, efferent ducts, and epididymis of adult rats and during postnatal development.

Badran HH, Hermo LS.

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Immunoexpression of aquaporin-1 in the efferent ducts of the rat and marmoset monkey during development, its modulation by estrogens, and its possible role in fluid resorption.

Fisher JS, Turner KJ, Fraser HM, Saunders PT, Brown D, Sharpe RM.

Endocrinology. 1998 Sep;139(9):3935-45.PMID: 9724049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article