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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Comparison of the effects of two types of resistance training on the serum levels of factors involved in muscular hypertrophy in healthy young men [PDF]
فیزیولوژی ورزش و فعالیت بدنیBackground and Purpose: Myostatin and follistatin are key proteins in muscle tissue regulation, growth, and hypertrophy. This study aimed to investigate the effects of two types of resistance training on the serum levels of myostatin and follistatin and ...
Sadegh Cheragh-Birjandi +1 more
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Follistatin Is a Novel Chemoattractant for Migration and Invasion of Placental Trophoblasts of Mice
Cells, 2022 Follistatin (FST) as a gonadal protein is central to the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Trophoblasts’ migration and invasion into the endometrium are critical events in placental development.
Jing Li +5 more
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Comparison of bioactivities, binding properties and intra-follicular levels of bovine follistatins [PDF]
, 2015 Five isoforms of follistatin (FST) (Mr 31, 33, 35, 37, 41kDa) were purified from bovine follicular fluid (bFF). Comparison of their activin- and heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSP)-binding properties and bio-potencies in neutralization of activin-A ...
Boland, Maurice P. +4 more
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CellsActivin A is known to impede tubular repair following renal ischemia, whereas exogenous follistatin, an activin A antagonist, has been shown to ameliorate kidney damage in rats.
Izumi Nagayama +4 more
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PACAP induces FSHβ gene expression via EPAC. [PDF]
, 2019 Gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), are heterodimers of a common α subunit and unique β subunits. Regulation of their levels, primarily by GnRH, is critical for reproductive function.
Coss, Djurdjica, Yeh, Debra M
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Localization of inhibins and activins in normal endocrine cells and endocrine tumors of the gut and pancreas: an immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization study [PDF]
, 2004 Activins and inhibins, which belong to the TGF beta family, are composed of different combinations of alpha-, betaA-, and betaB-subunits, resulting in inhibin A (alphabetaA), inhibin B (alphabetaB), activin A (betaAbetaA), activin B (betaBbetaB), and ...
Capella, C +4 more
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Unravelling the Genetic Mechanisms of Litter Traits in a Maternal Line of Pigs
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reproductive traits related to litter size are the main indicators of reproductive efficiency in pig production and are continuously evaluated for the selection of maternal lines. Several environmental and genetic factors are involved with the development of these traits.
Guilherme Oselame +10 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 With rapid economic development, the prevalence of obesity has increased remarkably worldwide. Obesity can induce a variety of metabolic diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease, which significantly endanger ...
Haoyu Li +7 more
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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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