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Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Activins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Activins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Activins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Activins

Preferred term

Activins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Activin
  • FSH Releasing Protein
  • FSH-Releasing Protein
  • Protein, FSH-Releasing

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2002; use ACTIVINS (NM) 1987-2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D028341

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