# Closing the loop on female fertility

**Authors:** Teresa K. Woodruff

PMC · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn1373 · Science Advances · 2021-12-15

## TL;DR

A new pituitary protein discovery may lead to innovative treatments for regulating female fertility.

## Contribution

The identification of a previously unknown pituitary protein related to female fertility regulation.

## Key findings

- A previously unidentified pituitary protein was discovered.
- This protein could offer new therapeutic options for regulating female fertility.

## Abstract

Discovery of a previously unidentified pituitary protein could provide innovative therapeutic options to regulate female fertility.

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** INHBE (inhibin subunit beta E) [NCBI Gene 83729], TGFB1 (transforming growth factor beta 1) [NCBI Gene 7040] {aka CAEND1, CED, DPD1, IBDIMDE, LAP, TGF-beta1}, TGFBR3 (transforming growth factor beta receptor 3) [NCBI Gene 7049] {aka BGCAN, betaglycan}, TGFBR3L (transforming growth factor beta receptor 3 like) [NCBI Gene 100507588] {aka GEMP, TGFR-3L}
- **Diseases:** IVF (MESH:C537182), infertility (MESH:D007246)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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