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Inhibin, Activin and Follistatin

Regulatory Functions in System and Cell Biology

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Editors:
  1. Toshihiro Aono

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

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  2. Hiromu Sugino

    1. Division of Enzyme Cytology Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

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  3. Wylie W. Vale

    1. The Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, USA

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Receptor Serine Kinases and Signaling by Activins and Inhibins

    1. Receptor Serine Kinases and Signaling by Activins and Inhibins

      • Jean-Jacques Lebrun, Yan Chen, Wylie W. Vale
      Pages 1-20

  3. The Gene Expression of Activin Receptors in Rat Pituitary

    1. The Gene Expression of Activin Receptors in Rat Pituitary

      • Toshihiro Aono, Akira Kuwahara, Noriko Tamura, Seiichiro Miyamoto, Kenjiro Ushigoe, Keijiro Azuma et al.
      Pages 21-27

  4. Follistatin Physiology and Potential Mechanisms of Action in the Human

    1. Follistatin Physiology and Potential Mechanisms of Action in the Human

      • Alan L. Schneyer, Qi Fa Wang, Jeffrey Weiss, Paul Boepple, Janet Hall, Rita Khoury et al.
      Pages 28-38

  5. Inhibins, Activins, Follistatin, and GnRH: Regulators of Gonadotropin Subunit Gene Expression

    1. Inhibins, Activins, Follistatin, and GnRH: Regulators of Gonadotropin Subunit Gene Expression

      • John C. Marshall, Alan C. Dalkin, Daniel J. Haisenleder, Susan E. Kirk
      Pages 39-50

  6. Inhibin and Activin as Paracrine Regulators of Gonadal Function: In Vitro Model Systems

    1. Inhibin and Activin as Paracrine Regulators of Gonadal Function: In Vitro Model Systems

      • Jennie P. Mather, Rong-Hao Li, David M. Phillips, Alison Moore
      Pages 51-62

  7. Production and Actions of Inhibin, Activin, and Follistatin in the Pituitary and Ovary

    1. Production and Actions of Inhibin, Activin, and Follistatin in the Pituitary and Ovary

      • John K. Findlay, Christina Cahir, Ann E. Drummond, Mitzilee Dyson, Paul G. Farnworth, Sonia Garcia et al.
      Pages 63-75

  8. Expression of Inhibin Subunits, Follistatin, and Activin Receptors in Normal Testicular Cells and Testicular Tumors

    1. Expression of Inhibin Subunits, Follistatin, and Activin Receptors in Normal Testicular Cells and Testicular Tumors

      • Frank H. De Jong, Ron H. N. Van Schaik, Cristel D. J. Wierikx, Johan P. De Winter, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, J. Wolter Oosterhuis et al.
      Pages 76-84

  9. Inhibin, Activin, and Follistatin: Observations on Their Role in the Physiology of Pregnancy

    1. Inhibin, Activin, and Follistatin: Observations on Their Role in the Physiology of Pregnancy

      • David M. De Kretser, James R. McFarlane, Lynda M. Foulds, Anne E. O’Connor, Takashi Yohkaichiya, Kate L. Loveland et al.
      Pages 85-95

  10. Changes of Activin A Secretion in Gestational Diseases

    1. Changes of Activin a Secretion in Gestational Diseases

      • Felice Petraglia, Arianna Giuntini, Pasquale Florio, Tommaso Simoncini, Raffaella Gremigni, Rosita Gallo et al.
      Pages 96-103

  11. Two-Site Immunoassay for Native Inhibin A

    1. Two-Site Immunoassay for Native Inhibin A

      • Yoshihisa Hasegawa, Hiroo Madarame, Sintaro Yoshida, Hiroyuki Kaneko, Yumiko Abe, Hideki Mizunuma et al.
      Pages 104-117

  12. Ultrasensitive Enzyme Immunoassays for Inhibins and Activins

    1. Ultrasensitive Enzyme Immunoassays for Inhibins and Activins

      • Nigel Groome, Peter Illingworth, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Philip Knight, Lee Evans, Martin O’Brien et al.
      Pages 118-129

  13. Immunoassays for Activin and Follistatin: Results in Normal and Diseased Subjects

    1. Immunoassays for Activin and Follistatin: Results in Normal and Diseased Subjects

      • Yasumi Shintani, Maki Wakatsuki, Kazuyo Harada, Yukihiro Sakamoto, Takako Abe, Masahiro Abe et al.
      Pages 130-140

  14. Circulating Inhibin

    1. Circulating Inhibin

      • David M. Robertson, Nicholas F. Cahir, Jayne C. Sullivan, Henry G. Burger, John K. Findlay, Nigel Groome
      Pages 141-150

  15. Evaluation of Maternal Serum Inhibin as a Marker for Complicated Pregnancy

    1. Evaluation of Maternal Serum Inhibin as a Marker for Complicated Pregnancy

      • Hideki Mizunuma, Yoshihisa Hasegawa, Yumiko Abe, Hiroko Nagatake, Yoshito Ibuki
      Pages 151-161

  16. Production of Inhibin-Related Peptides by Ovarian Tumors

    1. Production of Inhibin-Related Peptides by Ovarian Tumors

      • Henry G. Burger, Anna Baillie, Nicholas F. Cahir, Ann E. Drummond, Chandan J. Gurusinghe, David L. Healy et al.
      Pages 162-169

  17. Plasma Inhibin and Activin in Disease

    1. Plasma Inhibin and Activin in Disease

      • Reiko Demura, Tomoharu Suzuki, Saeko Tajima, Rie Yajima, Hiroshi Demura, Kazufumi Oikawa et al.
      Pages 170-181

  18. Activin A: A Commitment Factor in Erythroid Differentiation

    1. Activin A: A Commitment Factor in Erythroid Differentiation

      • Makoto Shiozaki, Masaaki Kosaka, Yuzuru Eto
      Pages 182-188

  19. Effect of Activin A on the Formation of Pancreatic Endocrine Cells

    1. Effect of Activin A on the Formation of Pancreatic Endocrine Cells

      • Itaru Kojima, Hirosato Mashima, Hirohide Ohnishi, Megumi Furukawa
      Pages 189-195

  20. The Role of Activin in Spermatogenesis in Fish

    1. The Role of Activin in Spermatogenesis in Fish

      • Yoshitaka Nagahama, Takeshi Miura, Tohru Kobayashi, Jun Ding
      Pages 196-203
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

    Toshihiro Aono

  • Division of Enzyme Cytology Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan

    Hiromu Sugino

  • The Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, USA

    Wylie W. Vale

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Inhibin, Activin and Follistatin

  • Book Subtitle: Regulatory Functions in System and Cell Biology

  • Editors: Toshihiro Aono, Hiromu Sugino, Wylie W. Vale

  • Series Title: Serono Symposia USA

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1874-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94969-7Published: 19 December 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7320-2Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-1874-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 335

  • Topics: Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology

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