F Petraglia — Endo Lab

observational 1998

Healthy women and patients with endometriosis show high concentrations of inhibin A, inhibin B, and activin A in peritoneal fluid throughout the menstrual cycle

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.9.2606

Inhibin A, inhibin B, and activin A are growth factors which play local autocrine/paracrine roles in reproductive tissues. Since peritoneal fluid hormone content may reflect in part ovarian and endometrial secretory activities, the present …

observational 1998

Peritoneal fluid levels of immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and CRF-binding protein (CRF-BP) in healthy and endometriosic women

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation ·doi:10.1007/BF03347284

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-amino acid neurohormone involved in the neuroendocrine response to stress, also playing a role in cell-mediated immune functions and in inflammation. In the light of recent evidence showing an as…

1996

L’ endometrio umano sintetizza una nuova famiglia di fattori di crescita: follistatina, inibina e activina