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

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Published in J Clin Invest on May 01, 1992

Authors

J Rabinovici1, S J Spencer, N Doldi, P C Goldsmith, R Schwall, R B Jaffe

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143.

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