Regulation of immunoreactive activin A secretion from cultured rat anterior pituitary cells

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Liu, Zhong Hui ^a   Shintani, Yasumi ^a,b   Wakatsuki, Maki ^a   Sakamoto, Yukihiro ^a   Harada, Kazuyo ^a   Zhang, Chen Yu ^a   Saito, Shiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin; Anterior pituitary cells; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Protein kinase C; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0029871452     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.39     Document Type: Article

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