Follistatin and activin A production by the male reproductive tract
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Follistatin and activin A production by the male reproductive tract.
Follistatin is a binding protein for the activin and inhibin family of hormones, regulating their biological activity. In the male reproductive tract, the interaction of these factors is likely to be involved in the regulation of the proliferation of several cell types. We have investigated the presence of follistatin and activin A in seminal plasma using specific immunoassays and have localize...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3319