Measurement of activin in biological fluids by radioimmunoassay, utilizing dissociating agents to remove the interference of follistatin

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 481-489

  McFarlane, James R ^b   Foulds, Lynda M ^b   Pisciotta, Angelique ^b   Robertson, David M ^a   De Kretser, David M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0029990607     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340481     Document Type: Article

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