Activin-A stimulates, while transforming growth factor β1, inhibits, chorionic gonadotrophin production and aromatase activity in cultured human placental trophoblasts

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 603-610

  Song, Y ^a   Keelan, J ^b   France, J T ^a  

^a NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

ACTIVINS; AROMATASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; PREGNANCY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0029839156     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)80078-6     Document Type: Article

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