Activins
"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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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Activins" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Fowler TW, Kamalakar A, Akel NS, Kurten RC, Suva LJ, Gaddy D. Activin A inhibits RANKL-mediated osteoclast formation, movement and function in murine bone marrow macrophage cultures. J Cell Sci. 2015 Feb 15; 128(4):683-94.