… of both ovarian epithelial … inhibin and activin and their tissue distribution. We present the
current opinion regarding the function of both inhibin and activin in the development of ovarian …

… The absence of inhibin induces spontaneous ovarian tumorigenesis by as yet undefined …
with pronounced ovarian tumor growth leading to high levels of circulating activin (D). …

… To date, little is known about the capacity of NFκB to influence normal ovarian function … the
roles that inhibin/activin, estrogen and NFκB, have been attributed within carcinogenesis and …

… , and role of activin and inhibin in endocrine tumorigenesis, including … that both inhibin and
activin contribute to tumorigenesis. … of activin within the transplanted inhibin-deficient ovaries …

… activin results in tumorigenesis. A recent study of six human epithelial ovarian cancer cell
lines revealed absence of inhibin … , and the presence of the activin type II receptor and βA and/…

… ovarian tumour suppressor. This review examines the localisation and expression of the
inhibin/activin subunits in the various ovarian … Smad4 may have a role in ovarian tumorigenesis. …

… These data suggest that repeated ovulation and/or continued stimulation of the ovarian
epithelium may be important factors in tumorigenesis. An understanding of the molecular …

… of activins, or both, might be involved in ovarian tumorigenesis and, together with our findings,
that inhibins might be defensive, whereas activins … for cell proliferation in ovarian tumors. …

… Despite significant research efforts, the mechanisms of ovarian tumorigenesis remain … ,
suggest that inhibins and activins are involved in ovarian tumorigenesis.Inhibin and activin are …

… ovarian tumors indeed do contain inhibin and activin inunoreactivity, consistent with the
possibility that these peptides may be secreted in excess in ovarian … involved in tumorigenesis. …