Ralf Middendorff

Affiliations

Hessian Center of Reproductive Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Unit of Signal Transduction, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.

Publications (13)

The regional distribution of resident immune cells shapes distinct immunological environments along the murine epididymis.

eLife

Avec: Christiane Pleuger , Dingding Ai , Minea L Hoppe , Laura T Winter , Daniel Bohnert , Dominik Karl , Stefan Guenther , Slava Epelman , Crystal Kantores , Monika Fijak , Sarina Ravens , Ralf Middendorff , Johannes U Mayer , Kate L Loveland , Mark Hedger , Sudhanshu Bhushan , Andreas Meinhardt

Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and abnormal ejaculation: live imaging reveals tamsulosin - but not tadalafil - induced dysfunction of prostate, seminal vesicles and epididymis.

Reproduction (Cambridge, England)

Avec: Mathias Seidensticker , Sabine Tasch , Andrea Mietens , Betty Exintaris , Ralf Middendorff

Knockout of the polysialyltransferases ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV leads to a dilatation of rete testis during postnatal development.

Frontiers in physiology

Avec: Luisa Humpfle , Nadim E Hachem , Peter Simon , Birgit Weinhold , Sebastian P Galuska , Ralf Middendorff

Contractions transport exfoliated epithelial cells through the neonatal epididymis.

Reproduction (Cambridge, England)

Avec: Daniela Weiser , Andrea Mietens , Beatrix Stadler , Davor Ježek , Gerhard Schuler , Ralf Middendorff

Physiological and pharmacological impact of oxytocin on epididymal propulsion during the ejaculatory process in rodents and men.

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Avec: Beatrix Stadler , Cameron J Nowell , Michael R Whittaker , Stefan Arnhold , Adrian Pilatz , Florian M Wagenlehner , Betty Exintaris , Ralf Middendorff

Oxytocin in the Male Reproductive Tract; The Therapeutic Potential of Oxytocin-Agonists and-Antagonists.

Frontiers in endocrinology

Avec: Beatrix Stadler , Michael R Whittaker , Betty Exintaris , Ralf Middendorff

Reference Gene U2 Enables Direct Comparison between Relative Gene Expression Levels of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Tissue and Culture Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR.

Cells

Avec: Christine Rager , Tobias Klöpper , Uwe Pfeil , Sabine Tasch , Michael Raymond Whittaker , Betty Exintaris , Andrea Mietens , Ralf Middendorff

Age-Dependent Effects of Oxytocin and Oxytocin Receptor Antagonists on Bladder Contractions: Implications for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Syndrome.

Biomedicines

Avec: Masroor Badshah , Jibriil Ibrahim , Nguok Su , Penny Whiley , Ralf Middendorff , Michael Whittaker , Betty Exintaris

The oxytocin antagonist cligosiban reduces human prostate contractility: Implications for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

British journal of pharmacology

Avec: Beatrix Bester , Kristina Koslowa , Ann-Catherine Gronau , Andrea Mietens , Cameron Nowell , Michael R Whittaker , Adrian Pilatz , Florian Wagenlehner , Betty Exintaris , Ralf Middendorff

Oxytocin receptor antagonists as a novel pharmacological agent for reducing smooth muscle tone in the human prostate.

Scientific reports

Avec: Sophie N Lee , Jenna Kraska , Melissa Papargiris , Linda Teng , Birunthi Niranjan , Johanna Hammar , Andrew Ryan , Mark Frydenberg , Nathan Lawrentschuk , Ralf Middendorff , Stuart J Ellem , Michael Whittaker , Gail P Risbridger , Betty Exintaris

Dexamethasone improves therapeutic outcomes in a preclinical bacterial epididymitis mouse model.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)

Avec: Britta Klein , Swapnila Pant , Sudhanshu Bhushan , Julia Kautz , Carsten Rudat , Andreas Kispert , Adrian Pilatz , Rukmali Wijayarathna , Ralf Middendorff , Kate L Loveland , Mark P Hedger , Andreas Meinhardt

Differential tissue-specific damage caused by bacterial epididymo-orchitis in the mouse.

Molecular human reproduction

Avec: Britta Klein , Sudhanshu Bhushan , Stefan Günther , Ralf Middendorff , Kate L Loveland , Mark P Hedger , Andreas Meinhardt

The Loss of Polysialic Acid Impairs the Contractile Phenotype of Peritubular Smooth Muscle Cells in the Postnatal Testis.

Cells

Avec: Nadim E Hachem , Luisa Humpfle , Peter Simon , Miriam Kaese , Birgit Weinhold , Juliane Günther , Sebastian P Galuska , Ralf Middendorff

Réseau de co-auteurs

Betty Exintaris 7 collaborations

Andrea Mietens 4 collaborations

Kate L Loveland 3 collaborations

Sudhanshu Bhushan 3 collaborations

Andreas Meinhardt 3 collaborations

Beatrix Stadler 3 collaborations

Michael R Whittaker 3 collaborations

Adrian Pilatz 3 collaborations

Sabine Tasch 2 collaborations

Luisa Humpfle 2 collaborations

Nadim E Hachem 2 collaborations

Peter Simon 2 collaborations

Birgit Weinhold 2 collaborations

Sebastian P Galuska 2 collaborations

Michael Whittaker 2 collaborations

Britta Klein 2 collaborations

Mark P Hedger 2 collaborations

Christiane Pleuger 1 collaboration

Dingding Ai 1 collaboration

Minea L Hoppe 1 collaboration

Laura T Winter 1 collaboration

Daniel Bohnert 1 collaboration

Dominik Karl 1 collaboration

Stefan Guenther 1 collaboration

Slava Epelman 1 collaboration

Crystal Kantores 1 collaboration

Monika Fijak 1 collaboration

Sarina Ravens 1 collaboration

Johannes U Mayer 1 collaboration

Mark Hedger 1 collaboration

Mathias Seidensticker 1 collaboration

Daniela Weiser 1 collaboration

Davor Ježek 1 collaboration

Gerhard Schuler 1 collaboration

Cameron J Nowell 1 collaboration

Stefan Arnhold 1 collaboration

Florian M Wagenlehner 1 collaboration

Christine Rager 1 collaboration

Tobias Klöpper 1 collaboration

Uwe Pfeil 1 collaboration

Michael Raymond Whittaker 1 collaboration

Masroor Badshah 1 collaboration

Jibriil Ibrahim 1 collaboration

Nguok Su 1 collaboration

Penny Whiley 1 collaboration

Beatrix Bester 1 collaboration

Kristina Koslowa 1 collaboration

Ann-Catherine Gronau 1 collaboration

Cameron Nowell 1 collaboration

Florian Wagenlehner 1 collaboration

Sophie N Lee 1 collaboration

Jenna Kraska 1 collaboration

Melissa Papargiris 1 collaboration

Linda Teng 1 collaboration

Birunthi Niranjan 1 collaboration

Johanna Hammar 1 collaboration

Andrew Ryan 1 collaboration

Mark Frydenberg 1 collaboration

Nathan Lawrentschuk 1 collaboration

Stuart J Ellem 1 collaboration

Gail P Risbridger 1 collaboration

Swapnila Pant 1 collaboration

Julia Kautz 1 collaboration

Carsten Rudat 1 collaboration

Andreas Kispert 1 collaboration

Rukmali Wijayarathna 1 collaboration

Stefan Günther 1 collaboration

Miriam Kaese 1 collaboration

Juliane Günther 1 collaboration