Characterization and determination of the biological activities of noncleavable high molecular weight forms of inhibin A and activin A

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1055-1065

  Mason, Anthony J ^a,b   Farnworth, Paul G ^a   Sullivan, Jayne ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; KIDNEY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029737886     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.10.9.1055     Document Type: Article

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