Pituitary follistatin and inhibin subunit messenger ribonucleic acid levels are differentially regulated by local and hormonal factors

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4277-4284

  Bilezikjian, Louise M ^a   Corrigan, Anne Z ^a   Blount, Amy L ^a   Vale, Wylie W ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0029744277     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.10.8828487     Document Type: Article

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