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TESTED APPLICATIONS | DILUTION |
---|---|
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P)) | 1:10-1:50 |
Western Blot (WB) | 1:4,000 |
Host / Isotype | Rabbit / IgG |
Class | Polyclonal |
Type | Antibody |
Immunogen | KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 369-397 amino acids from the C-terminal region of human INHBB. |
Conjugate | Unconjugated |
Form | Liquid |
Concentration | Lot-Specific |
Storage conditions | -20° C, Avoid Freeze/Thaw Cycles |
RRID | AB_2633587 |
Predicted to react with bovine, chicken, pig and rat based on sequence homology.
The inhibin beta B subunit joins the alpha subunit to form a pituitary FSH secretion inhibitor. Inhibin has been shown to regulate gonadal stromal cell proliferation negatively and to have tumour-suppressor activity. In addition, serum levels of inhibin have been shown to reflect the size of granulosa-cell tumors and can therefore be used as a marker for primary as well as recurrent disease. Because expression in gonadal and various extragonadal tissues may vary severalfold in a tissue-specific fashion, it is proposed that inhibin may be both a growth/differentiation factor and a hormone. Furthermore, the beta B subunit forms a homodimer, activin B, and also joins with the beta A subunit to form a heterodimer, activin AB, both of which stimulate FSH secretion.
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