Activin stimulates spermatogonial proliferation in germ-Sertoli cell cocultures from immature rat testis
Endocrinology. 1990 Dec;127(6):3206-14
Authors: Mather JP, Attie KM, Woodruff TK, Rice GC, Phillips DM
Abstract:
Activin and inhibin are peptide hormones produced in the gonads which may act as autocrine and/or paracrine regulators of testicular function. Sertoli cells produce inhibin, and it has recently been shown that Leydig…
Inhibin and activin locally regulate rat ovarian folliculogenesis
Endocrinology. 1990 Dec;127(6):3196-205
Authors: Woodruff TK, Lyon RJ, Hansen SE, Rice GC, Mather JP
Abstract:
The role of inhibin and activin in the initiation of follicular development, growth, and atresia was examined. Human recombinant inhibin (1 microgram) was unilaterally injected into the ovarian intrabursal space of 25-day-old rats. The contralateral ovary served…
Regulation of inhibin synthesis in the rat ovary
Annu Rev Physiol. 1990;52:807-21
Authors: Woodruff TK, Mayo KE
Abstract:
The lifespan of the female rodent is characterized by dynamic changes in the hormonal regulation of the reproductive axis. From the time ovarian follicular growth is initiated in peripubertal animals, through recruitment, ovulation and luteinization during the estrous cycle, to the quiescent…