"Activins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Activins are produced in the pituitary, gonads, and other tissues. By acting locally, they stimulate pituitary FSH secretion and have diverse effects on cell differentiation and embryonic development. Activins are glycoproteins that are hetero- or homodimers of INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS.
| Descriptor ID |
D028341
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.334.500 D06.472.699.009 D12.644.548.009 D12.776.395.022
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| Concept/Terms |
Activins- Activins
- FSH-Releasing Protein
- FSH Releasing Protein
- Protein, FSH-Releasing
- Activin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Activins" by people in Profiles.
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Serglycin proteoglycan is required for multiple myeloma cell adhesion, in vivo growth, and vascularization. J Biol Chem. 2014 Feb 28; 289(9):5499-509.
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Effects of the activin A-myostatin-follistatin system on aging bone and muscle progenitor cells. Exp Gerontol. 2013 Feb; 48(2):290-7.
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Cancer cachexia: mediators, signaling, and metabolic pathways. Cell Metab. 2012 Aug 08; 16(2):153-66.
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Activin family members in the developing chick retina: expression patterns, protein distribution, and in vitro effects. Dev Biol. 1999 Jun 01; 210(1):107-23.