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activin
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activin /ac·ti·vin/ (ak´tĭ-vin) a nonsteroidal regulator synthesized in the pituitary glands and gonads that stimulates the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone.
ac·ti·vin (kt-vn, k-tvn)
n.
A polypeptide growth factor that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and the gonads and stimulates the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone.
activin
a gonadal peptide hormone isolated from follicular fluid; has an unidentified role in stimulating FSH secretion.


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