Expression, characterisation and immunoassay of recombinant marmoset chorionic gonadotrophin dimer and β-subunit

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-151

  Amato, F ^a,c   Simula, A P ^a,b   Gameau, L J ^a   Norman, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GroPep Ltd   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CALLITHRIX; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CRICETINAE; DIMERIZATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031751496     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1590141     Document Type: Article

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