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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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peptide hormone

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2014
2014
Serum Activins and Follistatin during the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 and 4 and Their Correlations with Viral Load and Liver Enzymes: A Preliminary Report
Aims. To measure the effect of pegylated interferon-α therapy on serum activin-A, activin-B, and follistatin and their… 
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
2006
2006
Differential expression of mRNAs encoding the putative inhibin co-receptor (betaglycan) and activin type-I and type-II receptors in preovulatory and prehierarchical follicles of the laying hen ovary.
Ovarian follicle development is primarily regulated by an interplay between the pituitary gonadotrophins, LH and FSH, and ovary… 
2002
2002
[Expression of activins, follistatin mRNA in the development of hepatic fibrosis].
OBJECTIVE To examine the expression changes of activin beta A, beta C, beta E and follistatin mRNA in the development of rat… 
1999
1999
Expression and secretion of inhibin and activin in normal and neoplastic uterine tissues
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
Expression of activin and activin receptors in pc3 human prostatic-cancer cells.
PC3 human prostatic cancer cells, which are androgen-independent and hormone-nonresponsive, were used to examine the possible… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Human plasma free activin and inhibin levels during the menstrual cycle.
The role of inhibin in gonadal function and reproduction has been confirmed by the measurement of plasma inhibin levels, but… 
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… 
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