Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the chemical and biological characterization of
the inhibin family of protein hormones, which is a family of peptides isolated from the follicular …

A meta-analysis of 36 studies examining the relations between parent autonomy support (PAS)
and child outcomes indicated that PAS was related to greater academic achievement …

Cancer immunotherapy is an evolving field of research. Cytokines have been conceptualized
as an anticancer therapy for longer than most other cancer immunotherapy modalities. Yet, …

A variety of hypophysiotropic peptides or proteins have been reported to be present in
mammalian gonads. Inhibin, a hormone that under most circumstances selectively suppresses the …

Biocompatible hydrogels have a wide variety of potential applications in biotechnology and
medicine, such as the controlled delivery and release of cells, cosmetics and drugs, and as …

Urocortin, a new member of the CRF peptide family which also includes urotensin I and
sauvagine, was recently cloned from the rat midbrain. The synthetic replicate of urocortin was …

Activins, dimers of inhibin β subunits, are potent stimulators of FSH secretion in vivo and in
vitro and of FSHβ mRNA expression in rat anterior pituitary cultures. In this study, we …

Organic aerosols (OA) in Pasadena are characterized using multiple measurements from
the California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) campaign. …

Background: Fluoropyrimidine drugs are extensively used for the treatment of solid cancers.
However, adverse drug reactions are a major clinical problem, often necessitating treatment …

Reactions of methylglyoxal with amino acids, methylamine, and ammonium sulfate can take
place in aqueous aerosol and evaporating cloud droplets. These processes are simulated …