Activin A release into the circulation is an early event in systemic inflammation and precedes the release of follistatin.

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Published in Endocrinology on May 01, 2000

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K L Jones1, J N Brauman, N P Groome, D M de Kretser, D J Phillips

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1: Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

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