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Activins

Known as: FSH Releasing Protein, Protein, FSH-Releasing, Activin 
Activins are produced in the pituitary, gonads, and other tissues. By acting locally, they stimulate pituitary FSH secretion and have diverse effects… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Effects of recombinant activins on steroidogenesis in human granulosa-lutein cells.
CONTEXT Exerting a broad range of biological effects in various tissues, activins are homo- or heterodimers of activin/inhibin… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Differential binding and neutralization of activins A and B by follistatin and follistatin like-3 (FSTL-3/FSRP/FLRG).
Modulation of activin and other TGF beta superfamily signaling is the primary mechanism of action for both follistatin (FS) and… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effect of Activin A on In Vitro Development of Rat Preantral Follicles and Localization of Activin A and Activin Receptor II
Abstract Preantral follicles (140–160 μm) were isolated mechanically from the ovaries of 10-day-old rats and cultured in groups… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Activin receptor patterning of foregut organogenesis.
Foregut development produces a characteristic sequence of gastrointestinal and respiratory organs, but the signaling pathways… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Identification and Characterization of a PDZ Protein That Interacts with Activin Type II Receptors*
We have identified a mouse PDZ protein that interacts with the activin type IIA receptor (ActRIIA), which we named activin… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
A novel role of activin in inflammation and repair.
Activins are members of the transforming growth factor â (TGF-â) superfamily of dimeric proteins, consisting of âA and âB… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Activin A: a novel player and inflammatory marker in inflammatory bowel disease?
Recently, we demonstrated a strong induction of activin expression after cutaneous injury. We speculated, therefore, that activin… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Inhibin and activin production in human placenta.
Introduction IN 1985 and 1986, inhibin and activin, respectively, were successfully isolated from follicular fluid of the ovary… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Follistatin is a developmentally regulated cytokine in neural differentiation.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Activin-A binding and biochemical effects in osteoblast-enriched cultures from fetal-rat parietal bone
Activin, a disulfide-linked polypeptide dimer first isolated from gonadal tissue extracts, has amino acid sequence and structural… 
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