Molecular biology and biochemistry of human recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon®)

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-382

  Olijve, Wiebe ^a   De Boer, Willem ^a   Mulders, John W M ^a   Van Wezenbeek, Peter M G F ^a  

^a NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FSH; Heterologous gene expression; Isohormones; Peptide mapping; Recombinant glycoprotein hormone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0030132712     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.5.371     Document Type: Article

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