LOCAL EXTRAGONADAL ROLES OF ACTIVINS

被引:42
作者
BILEZIKJIAN, LM
VALE, WW
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[1] Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute, La Jolla
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10.1016/1043-2760(92)90031-U
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Activins were initially isolated from gonadal fluids based on their ability to stimulate FSH secretion from gonadotropes of the anterior pituitary. They represent a group of homo/heterodimeric proteins that are structurally related to the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily of growth and differentiation factors. The importance of activins as autocrine and paracrine modulators of a diverse set of biologic functions is now appreciated based on their widespread anatomic distribution and numerous biologic activities.
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