Since their original discovery as regulators of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion
and erythropoiesis, the TGF-β family members activin and inhibin have been shown to …

When it was initially discovered in 1923, inhibin was characterized as a hypophysiotropic
hormone that acts on pituitary cells to regulate pituitary hormone secretion. Ninety years …

Purpose Follistatin-related gene 3 (FSTL3), an established oncogene, can modulate target
gene expression via members of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily. The …

Like other members of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily, activins are
synthesised as precursor molecules comprising an N-terminal prodomain and C-terminal …

Introduction Chorioamnionitis is a gestational pathological condition characterized by acute
inflammation of the amniochorionic membranes and placentas leading to high …

Context: Investigation of activin-A (A) and myostatin (M) in human myometrium (HM) and
leiomyoma (HL) will explain their involvement in human myometrial pathophysiology …

Activin A and related proteins (inhibins, follistatin [FS], follistatin-related gene [FLRG],
endometrial bleeding associated factors [ebaf]) are involved in the complex mechanisms …

BACKGROUND Activin A is a growth factor, produced by the endometrium, whose actions
are modulated by the binding protein follistatin. Both proteins are detectable in the …

Background Activins are growth factors acting on cell growth and differentiation. Activins are
expressed in high grade breast tumors and they display an antiproliferative effect inducing …

OBJECTIVE: To measure activin A concentrations in uterine washing fluid collected from
women with couple infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI). DESIGN …