Roles of inhibins, activins, and follistatin in the female reproductive system

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 476-509

  Knight, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activin; female; follistatin; inhibin; ovary; pituitary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0030272786     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1996.0013     Document Type: Article

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