Follistatin-related protein (FSRP): a new member of the follistatin gene family

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 33-38

  Schneyer, Alan ^a   Tortoriello, Drew ^a   Sidis, Yisrael ^a   Keutmann, Henry ^a   Matsuzaki, Toshiya ^a   Holmes, William ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Binding protein; Follistatin; Follistatin related protein; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BINDING PROTEIN; FOLLISTATIN; PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLISTATIN-RELATED PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0035974469     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(01)00501-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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