Inhibin forms in serum from postmenopausal women with ovarian cancers

DM Robertson, N Cahir, HG Burger…�- Clinical�…, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Previous studies have shown that serum inhibin as
measured by α subunit‐directed radioimmunoassay (RIA) and inhibin A ELISA was elevated�…

Inhibin-alpha subunit is an independent prognostic parameter in human endometrial carcinomas: analysis of inhibin/activin-alpha,-betaA and-betaB subunits in 302�…

I Mylonas, S Worbs, N Shabani, C Kuhn…�- European journal of�…, 2009 - Elsevier
Inhibins are dimeric glycoproteins, composed of an alpha-subunit (inhibin-α) and one of two
possible beta-subunits (βA or βB), with substantial roles in human reproduction and in�…

Inhibin expression in ovarian tumors and tumor-like lesions: an immunohistochemical study.

F Kommoss, E Oliva, AK Bhan, RH Young…�- Modern pathology: an�…, 1998 - europepmc.org
We investigated 203 ovarian tumors and tumor-like lesions for inhibin expression using a
monoclonal anti-inhibin alpha antibody. Inhibin was present in the tumor cells in all 14�…

Human mammary gland and breast carcinoma contain immunoreactive inhibin/activin subunits: evidence for a secretion into cystic fluid

C Di Loreto, FM Reis, P Cataldi, C Zuiani…�- European journal of�…, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Objective Inhibins and activins are members of the transforming growth factor beta
superfamily and are known to modulate the growth and differentiation of several cell types�…

Inhibins and activins: clinical advances in reproductive medicine.

S Tong, EM Wallace, HG Burger�- Clinical endocrinology, 2003 - search.ebscohost.com
Summarizes advances in understanding the roles of inhibins and activins in human
reproduction and their applications in clinical practice. Applications of the first inhibin�…

[HTML][HTML] Elevated serum inhibin concentrations in postmenopausal women with ovarian tumors

DL Healy, HG Burger, P Mamers…�- New England journal�…, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Inhibin is an ovarian hormone that inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH) by the anterior pituitary gland. Women with granulosa-cell tumors of the�…

Inhibin/activin-betaE subunit is expressed in normal and pathological human placental tissue including chorionic carcinoma cell lines

A Gingelmaier, A Br�ning, T Kimmich…�- Archives of gynecology�…, 2011 - Springer
Background Inhibins and activins are important regulators of the female reproductive
system. Recently, a novel inhibin subunit, named betaE, has been identified and shown to�…

Inhibin α-subunit and the inhibin coreceptor betaglycan are downregulated in endometrial carcinoma

P Florio, P Ciarmela, FM Reis, P Toti…�- European journal of�…, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Objective In the present study we evaluated the protein distribution and mRNA levels of
inhibin α-subunit and its coreceptor betaglycan in endometrial adenocarcinoma. Design�…

Activin-A as an intraovarian modulator: actions, localization, and regulation of the intact dimer in human ovarian cells.

J Rabinovici, SJ Spencer, N Doldi…�- The Journal of�…, 1992 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The actions, localization, and regulation of activin in the human ovary are unknown.
Therefore, the aims of this study were (a) to define the effects of recombinant activin-A and�…

Inhibin and activin-like activity in fluids from male and female gonads: different molecular weight forms and bioactivity/immunoactivity ratios

AJ Grootenhuis, J Steenbergen…�- Journal of�…, 1989 - joe.bioscientifica.com
The existence of various molecular weight forms of inhibin in ovarian follicular fluid has been
reported earlier, while there is no information on the form of inhibin in testicular tissue�…