Follistatin concentrations in male sheep increase following sham castration/castration or injection of interleukin-1β

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-124

  Phillips, J ^a,c   Hedger, M P ^a   McFarlane, J R ^a   Klein, R ^b   Clarke, I J ^c   Tilbrook, A J ^a   Nash, A D ^d   De Kretser, D M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TESTIS;

EID: 10244234103     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510119     Document Type: Article

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