Expression of aquaporin 9 in the adult rat epididymal epithelium is modulated by androgens

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1716-1722

  Pastor Soler, Nuria ^a   Isnard Bagnis, Corinne ^a   Herak Kramberger, Carol ^a   Sabolic, Ivan ^a   Van Hoek, Alfred ^a   Brown, Dennis ^a   Breton, Sylvie ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AQP9; Castrated rats; Epididymis; Flutamide; Orchiectomy

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 9; FLUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ANTIANDROGEN; AQP9 PROTEIN, RAT; TESTOSTERONE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FLUID TRANSPORT; FROZEN SECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SECRETORY CELL; SOLUTE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TISSUE SECTION; WATER FLOW; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUTAMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICROVILLI; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035988210     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod66.6.1716     Document Type: Article

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