Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29899137›Full record

ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2018

Retinoic acid receptor signaling is necessary in steroidogenic cells for normal spermatogenesis and epididymal function.

Estela J Jauregui, Debra Mitchell, Traci Topping, Cathryn A Hogarth, Michael D Griswold

Open access · bronzeAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Characterization ofBiomolecules · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Review
  16. Review
  17. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Estela J JaureguiSchool of Molecular Biosciences and the Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, Washington, USA.
Debra MitchellSchool of Molecular Biosciences and the Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, Washington, USA.
Traci ToppingSchool of Molecular Biosciences and the Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, Washington, USA.
Cathryn A HogarthSchool of Molecular Biosciences and the Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, Washington, USA.
Michael D GriswoldSchool of Molecular Biosciences and the Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, Washington, USA mgriswold@vetmed.wsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3607-9094
Washington State University · US

Funding

Hormonal Regulation Sertoli Cell MaturationR01HD010808 · NICHD · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL D GRISWOLD · 1985 to 2026
$6.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD010808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spermatogenesis in mammals is a very complex, highly organized process, regulated in part by testosterone and retinoic acid (RA). Much is known about how RA and testosterone signaling pathways independently regulate this process, but there is almost no information regarding whether these two signaling pathways directly interact and whether RA is crucial for steroidogenic cell function. This study uses a transgenic mouse line that expresses a dominant-negative form of RA receptor α (RAR-DN) and the steroidogenic cell-specific Cre mouse line,

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Testis BarrierFertilityMaleMiceMice, TransgenicRetinoic Acid Receptor alphaSignal TransductionSpermatocytesSpermatogenesisSteroid 17-alpha-HydroxylaseRara protein, mouseRetinoic Acid Receptor alphaSteroid 17-alpha-HydroxylaseEpididymisLeydig cellsRetinoic acidSpermatogenesisTestis

Identifiers

PMID29899137
PMCPMC6053667
OpenAlexW2808260066

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.