AnimalsActivin is a dimeric growth factor with diverse biological activities in vertebrates. This study aimed to investigate the regulatory role of the activin signaling pathway in the ovary of the endangered, cultured sturgeon species Acipenser sinensis.
Huamei Yue +4 more
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Physiological roles of activins in the human ovary
Journal of Bio-X Research, 2018 . Initially discovered in the pituitary as stimulators of follicle stimulating hormone, activins are homo- or heterodimers of inhibin subunits, which belong to the transforming growth factor-β superfamily.
Hsun-Ming Chang, Peter C.K. Leung
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Disruption of the mouse MRF4 gene identifies multiple waves of myogenesis in the myotome [PDF]
, 1995 MRF4 (herculin/Myf-6) is one of the four member MyoD family of transcription factors identified by their ability to enforce skeletal muscle differentiation upon a wide variety of nonmuscle cell types.
Miner, Jeffrey H. +5 more
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Animal WelfareThe intensification of pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) production systems raises concerns regarding animal welfare, particularly during pre-slaughter conditions, a phase associated with significant stress.
María Botía +12 more
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Primordial follicular assembly in humans : revisited [PDF]
, 2009 Peer ...
A. Maheshwari +8 more
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Regulation of reproduction via tight control of gonadotropin hormone levels. [PDF]
, 2018 Mammalian reproduction is controlled by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. GnRH from the hypothalamus regulates synthesis and secretion of gonadotropins, LH and FSH, which then control steroidogenesis and gametogenesis. In females, serum LH and FSH
Coss, Djurdjica
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Potential preventive effects of follistatin-related protein/TSC-36 on joint destruction and antagonistic modulation of its autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
International Immunology, 2003 We previously reported that follistatin-related protein (FRP)/TSC-36 was one of the target antigens of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and that the appearance of serum autoantibodies to FRP correlated to disease activity in RA. However, the significance of FRP in autoimmunity remained to be explained due to the unknown function of FRP. Here,
Masao, Tanaka +8 more
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An Integrated Gene Regulatory Network Controls Stem Cell Proliferation in Teeth [PDF]
, 2012 Epithelial stem cells reside in specific niches that regulate their self-renewal and differentiation, and are responsible for the continuous regeneration of tissues such as hair, skin, and gut.
Alonso, Maria T +9 more
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DIP2 disco‐interacting protein 2 homolog A (Drosophila) is a candidate receptor for follistatin‐related protein/follistatin‐like 1 – analysis of their binding with TGF‐β superfamily proteins [PDF]
The FEBS Journal, 2010 Follistatin‐related protein (FRP)/follistatin‐like 1 (FSTL1) is a member of the follistatin protein family, all of which share a characteristic structure unit found in follistatin, called the FS domain. Developmental studies have suggested that FRP regulates organ tissue formation in embryos.
Masao, Tanaka +15 more
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Activin/TGFβ and BMP crosstalk determines digit chondrogenesis [PDF]
, 2008 The progress zone (PZ) is a specialized area at the distal margin of the developing limb where mesodermal cells are kept in proliferation and undifferentiated, allowing limb outgrowth.
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