Follistatin suppresses FSHβ but increases LHβ expression in the goldfish - Evidence for an activin-mediated autocrine/paracrine system in fish pituitary

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-115

  Yuen, Chi Wai ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activin; Autocrine; Follistatin; FSH; Goldfish; LH; Paracrine

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; BINDING PROTEIN; FOLLISTATIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MYELOPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GOLDFISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GOLDFISH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0345687859     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2003.08.012     Document Type: Article

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