Androgen Receptor (AR) Physiological Roles in Male and Female Reproductive Systems: Lessons Learned from AR-Knockout Mice Lacking AR in Selective Cells1

Neuronal Androgen Receptor Regulates Insulin Sensitivity via Suppression of Hypothalamic NF- B-Mediated PTP1B Expression

(2012) I.-C. Yu et al.   DIABETES

A role for selective androgen response elements in the development of the epididymis and the androgen control of the 5α reductase II gene

(2012) Stefanie Kerkhofs et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Suppressor role of androgen receptor in proliferation of prostate basal epithelial and progenitor cells

(2012) Soo Ok Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cryptorchidism in Mice with an Androgen Receptor Ablation in Gubernaculum Testis

(2012) Elena M. Kaftanovskaya et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Minireview: The Androgen Receptor in Breast Tissues: Growth Inhibitor, Tumor Suppressor, Oncogene?

(2012) T. E. Hickey et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Testicular Development in Mice Lacking Receptors for Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Androgen

(2012) Peter J. O’Shaughnessy et al.   PLoS One

Expression of Tubb3, a Beta-Tubulin Isotype, Is Regulated by Androgens in Mouse and Rat Sertoli Cells1

(2011) Karel De Gendt et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Smooth Muscle Cell-Specific Knockout of Androgen Receptor: A New Model for Prostatic Disease

(2011) Michelle Welsh et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Essential Roles of Androgen Signaling in Wolffian Duct Stabilization and Epididymal Cell Differentiation

(2011) Aki Murashima et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Androgen receptor signalling in peritubular myoid cells is essential for normal differentiation and function of adult Leydig cells

(2011) M. Welsh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Suppressed Prostate Epithelial Development with Impaired Branching Morphogenesis in Mice Lacking Stromal Fibromuscular Androgen Receptor

(2011) Kuo-Pao Lai et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Increased CK5/CK8-Positive Intermediate Cells with Stromal Smooth Muscle Cell Atrophy in the Mice Lacking Prostate Epithelial Androgen Receptor

(2011) Yuanjie Niu et al.   PLoS One

Altered prostate epithelial development in mice lacking the androgen receptor in stromal fibroblasts

(2011) Shengqiang Yu et al.   PROSTATE

Association of testicular p63 expression and spermatogenesis in androgen receptor knockout (ARKO) mice

(2010) Jian Jun Yu et al.   Aging Male

What Signals Testis Descent?

(2010) Jacques J. Tremblay   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Deletion of Androgen Receptor in the Smooth Muscle of the Seminal Vesicles Impairs Secretory Function and Alters Its Responsiveness to Exogenous Testosterone and Estradiol

(2010) Michelle Welsh et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Direct Action through the Sertoli Cells Is Essential for Androgen Stimulation of Spermatogenesis

(2010) P. J. O'Shaughnessy et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Targeted Inactivation of the Androgen Receptor Gene in Murine Proximal Epididymis Causes Epithelial Hypotrophy and Obstructive Azoospermia

(2010) Anton Krutskikh et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Androgen Receptor Expression in the Caput Epididymal Epithelium Is Essential for Development of the Initial Segment and Epididymal Spermatozoa Transit

(2010) Laura O'Hara et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

The role of the Hoxa10/HOXA10 gene in the etiology of endometriosis and its related infertility: a review

(2010) Alysson Zanatta et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Hormonal regulation of male germ cell development

(2010) Saleela M Ruwanpura et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Granulosa Cell-Specific Androgen Receptors Are Critical Regulators of Ovarian Development and Function

(2010) Aritro Sen et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

The Androgen Receptor Governs the Execution, but Not Programming, of Male Sexual and Territorial Behaviors

(2010) Scott A. Juntti et al.   NEURON

Androgen Action via Testicular Arteriole Smooth Muscle Cells Is Important for Leydig Cell Function, Vasomotion and Testicular Fluid Dynamics

(2010) Michelle Welsh et al.   PLoS One

Selective Ablation of the Androgen Receptor in Mouse Sertoli Cells Affects Sertoli Cell Maturation, Barrier Formation and Cytoskeletal Development

(2010) Ariane Willems et al.   PLoS One

Expression of pleiotrophin in the prostate is androgen regulated and it functions as an autocrine regulator of mesenchyme and cancer associated fibroblasts and as a paracrine regulator of epithelia

(2010) Brigid Orr et al.   PROSTATE

Altered prostate epithelial development and IGF-1 signal in mice lacking the androgen receptor in stromal smooth muscle cells

(2010) Shengqiang Yu et al.   PROSTATE

Androgen sensitivity of prostate epithelium is enhanced by postnatal androgen receptor inactivation

(2009) Ulla Simanainen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Subfertile Female Androgen Receptor Knockout Mice Exhibit Defects in Neuroendocrine Signaling, Intraovarian Function, and Uterine Development But Not Uterine Function

(2009) K. A. Walters et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Sertoli Cell Androgen Receptor DNA Binding Domain Is Essential for the Completion of Spermatogenesis

(2009) Patrick Lim et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

New Insights into the Role of Androgens in Wolffian Duct Stabilization in Male and Female Rodents

(2009) Michelle Welsh et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Androgen action via testicular peritubular myoid cells is essential for male fertility

(2009) Michelle Welsh et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Androgen Receptor in Sertoli Cells Is Not Required for Testosterone-Induced Suppression of Spermatogenesis, but Contributes to Sertoli Cell Organization in Utp14bjsd Mice

(2009) G. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Conditional Inactivation of Androgen Receptor Gene in the Nervous System: Effects on Male Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Responses

(2009) K. Raskin et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Effect of FSH on testicular morphology and spermatogenesis in gonadotrophin-deficient hypogonadal mice lacking androgen receptors

(2009) P J O'Shaughnessy et al.   REPRODUCTION

Role of Hormones, Genes, and Environment in Human Cryptorchidism

(2008) Carlo Foresta et al.   ENDOCRINE REVIEWS

Severe Subfertility in Mice with Androgen Receptor Inactivation in Sex Accessory Organs But Not in Testis

(2008) Ulla Simanainen et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Role of androgen and gonadotrophins in the development and function of the Sertoli cells and Leydig cells: Data from mutant and genetically modified mice

(2008) P.J. O'Shaughnessy et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

A floxed allele of the androgen receptor gene causes hyperandrogenization in male mice

(2008) Helen E. MacLean et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS

Oocyte-Specific Deletion of Pten Causes Premature Activation of the Primordial Follicle Pool

(2008) P. Reddy et al.   SCIENCE

Non-genomic actions of androgens

(2007) C.D. Foradori et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY