Inhibin: definition and nomenclature, including related substances

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At a Symposium held in Tokyo, Japan, on 21 and 22 May, 1987, entitled Inhibin–Non-steroidal Regulation of Follicle Stimulating Hormone Secretion it was proposed that the following definitions and nomenclature be adopted. Inhibin is a glycoprotein hormone consisting of two dissimilar, disulphide-linked subunits, which inhibits pituitary gonadotrophin production and/or secretion, preferentially that of FSH. It was recommended that the nomenclature α and β, instead of A and B, be adopted for the subunits. The alpha subunit refers to the ∼ 20 kDa subunit of inhibin (31–32 kDa) which has been purified and cloned from porcine, bovine, ovine and human sources (Ling, Ying, Ueno et al. 1985: Mason, Hayflick, Ling et al. 1985; Miyamoto, Hasegawa, Fukuda et al. 1985: Rivier, Spiess, McClintock et al. 1985; Robertson, Foulds, Leversha et al. 1985; Forage, Ring, Brown et al. 1986; Fukuda, Miyamoto, Hasegawa et al. 1986; Mason, Niall & Seeburg, 1986, Mayo, Cerelli, Spiess

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