Inhibin, activin and follistatin in the human placenta - A new family of regulatory proteins

Placenta

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-8

  Petraglia, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BINDING PROTEIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMNION; AMNION FLUID; CHORION; CIRCULATION; DECIDUA; FETUS CIRCULATION; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SECRETION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031043644     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(97)90065-5     Document Type: Article

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