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Sílvia Socorro

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University of Beira Interior

Sperm and Testicular FunctionProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchReproductive Biology and FertilityEstrogen and related hormone effectsReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

Sílvia Socorro works in Sperm and Testicular Function, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Estrogen and related hormone effects, Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species. Recorded institutional associations include University of Beira Interior.

124Publications
4,462Citations
35H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Metabolic regulation is important for spermatogenesis

    2012 · 510 citations
  2. Molecular mechanisms beyond glucose transport in diabetes-related male infertility

    2013 · 241 citations
  3. Hormonal control of Sertoli cell metabolism regulates spermatogenesis

    2012 · 235 citations
  4. Diabetes, insulin-mediated glucose metabolism and Sertoli/blood-testis barrier function

    2013 · 177 citations
  5. High‐energy diets may induce a pre‐diabetic state altering testicular glycolytic metabolic profile and male reproductive parameters

    2013 · 174 citations
  6. Pre-diabetes alters testicular PGC1-α/SIRT3 axis modulating mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative stress

    2013 · 153 citations
  7. Effect of insulin deprivation on metabolism and metabolism-associated gene transcript levels of in vitro cultured human Sertoli cells

    2011 · 137 citations
  8. Two estrogen receptors expressed in the teleost fish, Sparus aurata: cDNA cloning, characterization and tissue distribution

    2000 · 130 citations
  9. Tubular Fluid Secretion in the Seminiferous Epithelium: Ion Transporters and Aquaporins in Sertoli Cells

    2010 · 127 citations
  10. Metabolic modulation induced by oestradiol and DHT in immature rat Sertoli cells culturedin vitro

    2011 · 107 citations
  11. Androgen-responsive and nonresponsive prostate cancer cells present a distinct glycolytic metabolism profile

    2012 · 94 citations
  12. Influence of 5α-dihydrotestosterone and 17β-estradiol on human Sertoli cells metabolism

    2011 · 94 citations
  13. Metformin and male reproduction: effects on S ertoli cell metabolism

    2013 · 90 citations
  14. In vitro cultured human Sertoli cells secrete high amounts of acetate that is stimulated by 17β-estradiol and suppressed by insulin deprivation

    2012 · 74 citations
  15. White Tea as a Promising Antioxidant Medium Additive for Sperm Storage at Room Temperature: A Comparative Study with Green Tea

    2013 · 69 citations
  16. Androgens enhance the glycolytic metabolism and lactate export in prostate cancer cells by modulating the expression of GLUT1, GLUT3, PFK, LDH and MCT4 genes

    2015 · 69 citations
  17. Transthyretin is up-regulated by sex hormones in mice liver

    2008 · 64 citations
  18. Exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid alters glucose metabolism in immature rat Sertoli cells

    2013 · 64 citations
  19. Estrogen Receptors α and β in Human Testis: Both Isoforms are Expressed

    2009 · 61 citations
  20. Control of Sertoli cell metabolism by sex steroid hormones is mediated through modulation in glycolysis-related transporters and enzymes

    2013 · 61 citations
  21. The diverse roles of calcium-binding protein regucalcin in cell biology: from tissue expression and signalling to disease

    2013 · 59 citations
  22. The stem cell factor (SCF)/c-KIT signalling in testis and prostate cancer

    2017 · 59 citations
  23. A cDNA for European sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax) 11β-hydroxylase: Gene expression during the thermosensitive period and gonadogenesis

    2006 · 57 citations
  24. Regucalcin is under‐expressed in human breast and prostate cancers: Effect of sex steroid hormones

    2009 · 54 citations
  25. Regulation of apoptotic signaling pathways by 5α-dihydrotestosterone and 17β-estradiol in immature rat Sertoli cells

    2012 · 53 citations

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