Regulation of Inhibin and Activin Genes in the Rat Ovary
| Autor: | Joanna C. Dykema, Jason O. Rahal, Kelly E. Mayo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Estrous cycle
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Ovary Biology Gonadotropic cell Follicle-stimulating hormone medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology Anterior pituitary Internal medicine medicine biology.protein Luteinizing hormone Corpus luteum hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Follistatin |
| Zdroj: | Signaling Mechanisms and Gene Expression in the Ovary ISBN: 9781461278306 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4612-3200-1_8 |
| Popis: | The gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), play major roles in regulating the mammalian reproductive cycle by influencing the gametogenic and steroidogenic functions of the gonads (1, 2). The simultaneous release of LH and FSH from anterior pituitary gonadotrophs is known to be positively regulated by the hypothalamic decapeptide GnRH (3,4). More recently, several gonadal peptides that specifically modulate FSH synthesis and secretion have been isolated and characterized. These include the inhibins, activins, and follistatin (5-12). |
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