Inhibin, Activin and Follistatin Regulatory Functions in System and Cell Biology

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Aono, Toshihiro (Editor), Sugino, Hiromu (Editor), Vale, Wylie W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Serono Symposia USA
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Short Communications from the Poster Session
  • 27. Cytokine Inhibits Inhibin A Secretion in Cultured Rat Granulosa Cells
  • 28. Mitosis and Inhibin Production in Ovarian Follicular Granulosa Cells During the Estrous Cycle of Rats
  • 29. Induction of G1 Arrest by Activin A via Cooperative Modulation of Cyclin D2 and p21CIP1/WAF1 in Hybridoma Cells
  • 30. Pharmacological Analysis of the Neurotrophic Effect of Activin
  • 31. A Follistatin-Like Gene, mac25, as a Tumor Suppressor
  • 32. Expresssion of Activin ?-Subunit and Type II Receptor Genes During Newt Spermatogenesis
  • 33. Analysis of the Response of Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells to Aetivin A
  • 34. Regulation of Angiogenesis by TGF-? Superfamily
  • Author Index
  • 1. Receptor Serine Kinases and Signaling by Activins and Inhibins
  • 2. The Gene Expression of Activin Receptors in Rat Pituitary
  • 3. Follistatin Physiology and Potential Mechanisms of Action in the Human
  • 4. Inhibins, Activins, Follistatin, and GnRH: Regulators of Gonadotropin Subunit Gene Expression
  • 5. Inhibin and Activin as Paracrine Regulators of Gonadal Function: In Vitro Model Systems
  • 6. Production and Actions of Inhibin, Activin, and Follistatin in the Pituitary and Ovary
  • 7. Expression of Inhibin Subunits, Follistatin, and Activin Receptors in Normal Testicular Cells and Testicular Tumors
  • 8. Inhibin, Activin, and Follistatin: Observations on Their Role in the Physiology of Pregnancy
  • 9. Changes of Activin A Secretion in Gestational Diseases
  • 10. Two-Site Immunoassay for Native Inhibin A
  • 11. Ultrasensitive Enzyme Immunoassays for Inhibins and Activins
  • 12. Immunoassays for Activin and Follistatin: Results in Normal and Diseased Subjects
  • 13. Circulating Inhibin
  • 14. Evaluation of Matemal Serum Inhibin as a Marker for Complicated Pregnancy
  • 15. Production of Inhibin-Related Peptides by Ovarian Tumors
  • 16. Plasma Inhibin and Activin in Disease
  • 17. Activin A: A Commitment Factor in Erythroid Differentiation
  • 18. Effect of Activin A on the Formation of Pancreatic Endocrine Cells
  • 19. The Role of Activin in Spermatogenesis in Fish
  • 20. Control of Cell Differentiation and Morphogenesis by Activins During Early Amphibian Development
  • 21. Neural Induction in the Frog Xenopus laevis
  • 22. Transgenic Approaches to Study the Functions of the Transforming Growth Factor-? Superfamily Members
  • 23. Activin Signaling Pathways and Their Role in Xenopus Mesoderm Formation
  • 24. Activin Signal Transduction and the Role of TGF-? Superfamily in CellDifferentiation
  • 25. The Role of Follistatin in Activin Signal Transduction
  • 26. Transforming Growth Factor-? Receptors and Signal Transduction