Effects of active immunization of sheep against an amino terminal peptide of the inhibin α(c) subunit on intrafollicular levels of activin A, inhibin A and follistatin

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 157-168

  Tannetta, D S ^b   Feist, S A ^b   Bleach, E C L ^b   Groome, N P ^a   Evans, L W ^a   Knight, P G ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN A;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP;

ACTIVINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; IMMUNIZATION; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PEPTIDES; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031978703     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1570157     Document Type: Article

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