Activin and follistatin in rat mammary gland

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 221, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 9-19

  Bussmann, Ursula A ^a   Lanuza, Guillermo M ^a,b   Bussmann, Leonardo E ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Growth; Growth factors; Lactogenesis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2B; FOLLISTATIN; LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; MYELOPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CASEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 3042651467     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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