Chemicals and Drugs

Inhibins

Glycoproteins that inhibit pituitary FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretion. Inhibins are secreted by the Sertoli cells of the testes, the granulosa cells of the ovarian follicles, the placenta, and other tissues. Inhibins and ACTIVINS are modulators of FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretions; both groups belong to the TGF-beta superfamily, as the TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA. Inhibins consist of a disulfide-linked heterodimer with a unique alpha linked to either a beta A or a beta B subunit to form inhibin A or inhibin B, respectively

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Glycoproteins that inhibit pituitary FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretion. Inhibins are secreted by the Sertoli cells of the testes, the granulosa cells of the ovarian follicles, the placenta, and other tissues. Inhibins and ACTIVINS are modulators of FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretions; both groups belong to the TGF-beta superfamily, as the TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA. Inhibins consist of a disulfide-linked heterodimer with a unique alpha linked to either a beta A or a beta B subunit to form inhibin A or inhibin B, respectively

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  • Inhibin
  • Female Inhibin
  • Inhibin-F
  • Inhibins, Female
  • Inhibins, Testicular
  • Ovarian Inhibin
  • Testicular Inhibin
  • Female Inhibins
  • Inhibin F
  • Inhibin, Female
  • Inhibin, Ovarian
  • Inhibin, Testicular
  • Testicular Inhibins

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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/biosyn /physiol permitted

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2002; (1983)

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  • Proteins (1966-1982)
  • Testicular Hormones (1975-1982)

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  1. D06.472w.334.968w
  2. D06.472w.699w.337w
  3. D09w.400w.430w.883w
  4. D12.644w.548w.387w
  5. D12.776w.395w.439w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Inhibins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007265. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007265
  2. Inhibins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhibin
  3. Inhibins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22327419