Autocrine/paracrine regulation of pituitary function by activin, inhibin and follistatin

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 29-36

  Bilezikjian, Louise M ^a   Blount, Amy L ^a   Leal, Angela M O ^a   Donaldson, Cindy J ^a   Fischer, Wolfgang H ^a   Vale, Wylie W ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Folliculostellate; Follistatin; Gonadotrope; Inhibin; Smad

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GROWTH CURVE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; FOLLISTATIN; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; INHIBINS; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 4644278083     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2004.02.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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