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Follicle-stimulating hormone synthesis and fertility depend on SMAD4 and FOXL2.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Aug 2014
Fortin Jérôme, Boehm Ulrich, Deng Chu-Xia, Treier Mathias, Bernard Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is an essential regulator of gonadal function and fertility. Loss-of-function mutations in the FSHB/Fshb gene cause hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in humans and mice. Both gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and activins, members of the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily, stimulate FSH synthesis; yet, their relative roles and mechanisms of action in vivo are...
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