Differential binding and neutralization of activins A and B by follistatin and follistatin like-3 (FSTL-3/FSRP/FLRG)

Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1671-1674

  Schneyer, Alan ^a   Schoen, Amy ^a   Quigg, Alicia ^a   Sidis, Yisrael ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLISTATIN LIKE 3; MYELOPID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN RELATED PROTEIN; INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EMBRYO; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM;

ACTIVINS; CELL LINE; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLISTATIN-RELATED PROTEINS; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS;

EID: 0038748321     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-0203     Document Type: Article

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