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E Y Faraoni Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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A I Abeledo Machado Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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P A Pérez Centro de Microscopia Electrónica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina

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C A Marcial López Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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M A Camilletti Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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M Peña-Zanoni Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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S B Rulli Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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S Gutiérrez Centro de Microscopia Electrónica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina

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G Díaz-Torga Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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necessary ( Maiter 2019 ). Among the growth factors participating in the intra-pituitary regulation, activins have been proposed as potent inhibitors of lactotroph proliferation and prolactin secretion ( Lacerte et al. 2004 , de Guise et al. 2006

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Alejandra Abeledo-Machado Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Dana Bornancini Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Milagros Peña-Zanoni Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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María Andrea Camilletti Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Erika Yanil Faraoni Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Graciela Díaz-Torga Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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secretion. Among them, members of the transforming growth factor-beta family (TGFβ1 and activins) were proposed as strong inhibitors of lactotroph function ( Minami & Sarkar 1997 , Sarkar et al. 1998 , Recouvreux et al. 2011 , Faraoni et al. 2020

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Nina Renlund
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Francis H O’Neill
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LiHua Zhang
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Yisrael Sidis
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Jose Teixeira
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downstream signaling components, the ligands in this family fall into two distinct subsets: the TGFβ/activin group and the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP)/Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) group ( Massague & Chen 2000 ). In the TGFβ/activin group

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J R V Silva
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R van den Hurk
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H T A van Tol
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B A J Roelen
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J R Figueiredo
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luteal cells. This entire process is regulated and coordinated by endocrine hormones such as the gonadotropins, and by local growth factors in an autocrine or paracrine manner ( Richards et al. 2002 ). Activin was originally identified as a

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Stephen Mandang Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Institute for Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

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Ursula Manuelpillai Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Institute for Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

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Euan M Wallace Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Institute for Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

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Introduction Activins are dimeric glycoprotein members of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily ( Massague 1990 ). In pregnancy, the placenta is the major source of activin in the maternal circulation ( de Kretser et

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Z H Liu The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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K Tsuchida The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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T Matsuzaki The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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Y L Bao The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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A Kurisaki The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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H Sugino The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan

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Introduction Activins belong to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily, and signaling occurs via two types of membrane-bound receptor complexes ( Attisano et al. 1996 , Tsuchida et al. 2001 ). The two types of

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Damien J Keating Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia

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Chen Chen Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia

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Introduction Activins belong to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily of cytokines. Members of the TGF-β family are important in a variety of biological functions including cell proliferation and death, homeostasis

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Gheorghe F Y Cheng Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

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Chi-Wai Yuen Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

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Wei Ge Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

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neuroendocrine and endocrine regulation, pituitary gonadotropins are also subject to local paracrine regulation by activin ( Yam et al . 1999 a , Yuen & Ge 2004 ), similar to the situation in mammals ( Roberts et al . 1989 , Corrigan et al . 1991

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Anne R O'Connell Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Kenneth P McNatty Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Peter R Hurst Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Thomas E Spencer Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Fuller W Bazer Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Karen L Reader Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Peter D Johnstone Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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George H Davis Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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Jennifer L Juengel Animal Reproduction, School of Biological Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Science, AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Puddle Alley Mosgiel, Mosgiel 9092, New Zealand

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enhanced or reduced embryonic survival (ES) ( O'Connell et al . 2013 ). Therefore, these animals provide a powerful and unique animal model to identify maternal pathways that are potentially important for survival of the embryo. The activin pathway has

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Adam Hagg School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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Eliza O’Shea School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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Craig A Harrison Department of Physiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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Kelly L Walton School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Department of Physiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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Structurally related activins and inhibins coordinate the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis Inhibins were first postulated a century ago as gonadally derived hormones that could influence pituitary function and follicle-stimulating hormone

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