Internal carbohydrate complexity of the oligosaccharide chains of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon®, Org 32489): A comparison with Metrodin and Metrodin-HP

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 807-811

  Harris, S D ^a   Anobile, C J ^a   McLoughlin, J D ^a   Mitchell, R ^a   Lambert, A ^a   Robertson, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concanavalin A; Glycoform; Immunoreactivity; Lectin affinity chromatography; rhFSH

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONCANAVALIN A; FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STANDARD; URINE;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CONCANAVALIN A; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 0030253033     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.10.807     Document Type: Article

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