A mathematical model for the actions of activin, inhibin, and follistatin on pituitary gonadotrophs

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2211-2228

  Bertram, Richard ^a   Li, Yue Xian ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Gonadotroph; Hormone rhythms; Mathematical model; Ovarian cycle

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; METABOLISM; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECRETION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GONADOTROPHS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 53849148574     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-008-9341-2     Document Type: Article

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