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Defining the actions of transforming growth factor beta in reproduction
25 Sept 2002
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Members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) family are pleiotropic cytokines with key roles in tissue morphogenesis and growth. TGFbeta1, TGFbeta2 and TGFbeta3 are abundant in mammalian reproductive tissues, where development and cyclic remodelling continue in post-natal and adult life. Potential roles for TGFbeta have been identified in gonad and secondary sex organ development, spermatogenesis and...
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