Follistatin: A Multifunctional Regulatory Protein

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology - Tập 19 Số 4 - Trang 287-322 - 1998
D J Phillips1, D M de Kretser
1Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia. [email protected]

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