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Figure 2 Reported effects of activin A on liver cells and inhibition by activin and follistatin family members.
A potential function of the other family members, as agonists or antagonists of hepatic activin signal transduction or as regulators of activin A-independent activities in the liver, remains to be elucidated. ECM: Extracellular matrix; MMP: Matrix metalloproteinase.
- Citation: Kreidl E, Öztürk D, Metzner T, Berger W, Grusch M. Activins and follistatins: Emerging roles in liver physiology and cancer. World J Hepatol 2009; 1(1): 17-27
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v1/i1/17.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v1.i1.17