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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… 
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2009
2009
Activins regulate 17 b -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I transcription in murine gonadotrope cells
Activins are pleiotropic members of the TGF b superfamily and were initially characterized based on their abilities to stimulate… 
2006
2006
Deletion of Exon I of SMAD 7 in Mice Results in Altered B Cell Responses
2001
2001
Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) and Vascular Disease: CARP as a Putative TGF-β Target Gene in the Vessel Wall
The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily of growth factors and cytokines consists of multiple isoforms of TGF-β, bone… 
2000
2000
Involvement of distinct signaling pathways in activin-induced increases in FSH secretion and enlargement of FSH cell population in the rat pituitary.
Activin-A induces increases in FSH secretion, as well as the number of immunoreactive FSH cells, in cultured rat pituitary cells… 
1999
1999
Expression and secretion of inhibin and activin in normal and neoplastic uterine tissues
1998
1998
Recent progress in our understanding of inhibin in the prostate gland.
Inhibin was originally described as the active principle or substance in the testis which was able to prevent the appearance of… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Activin and follistatin as local regulators in the human ovary.
There is increasing evidence that activin may act as an autocrine/paracrine regulator of ovarian functions. Activin subunit mRNAs… 
1995
1995
La cellule de Sertoli, une cellule endocrine
Le developpement de la virilite et de la fecondite masculine depend de l'interaction coordonnee des diverses cellules contenues… 
1993
1993
Modulation of activin A action and specificity in the rat gonadotrope by protein kinase C.
This study was undertaken to assess the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in activin action in the rat pituitary. Pretreatment with… 
1992
1992
Regulation of pulsatile gonadotropin secretion by estrogen, inhibin, and follistatin (activin-binding protein) in ovariectomized rats.
The following study was conducted to examine the effects of estrogen and polypeptides, given either alone or in combination, on…