activin A

a glycoprotein that stimulates FSH secretion, cell differentiation, and embryonic development; a homodimer of inhibin beta A (also named activin beta A); A refers to presence of betaA subunit not alpha subunit; activin A belongs to the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily

Also Known As:

A-activin; EYDF; erythroid differentiation factor; homo-activin A

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Activins: 914
      - activin A: 1086
  - Gonadal Hormones: 716
    - Activins: 914
      - activin A: 1086
Carbohydrates: 22023
- Glycoconjugates: 1353
  - Glycoproteins: 24834
    - Activins: 914
      - activin A: 1086
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Glycoproteins: 24834
    - Activins: 914
      - activin A: 1086
- Peptides: 82426
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Activins: 914
      - activin A: 1086

Catherine A Blackburn Selected Research

Catherine A Blackburn Research Topics

Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)