Dissociation of human chorionic gonadotrophin into its free subunits is dependent on naturally occurring molecular structural variation, sample matrix and storage conditions

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 754-760

  Butler, Stephen A ^a   Cole, Laurence A ^b   Chard, Tim ^a   Iles, Ray K ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociation of subunits; Down's syndrome; hCG stability

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; FIBRIN; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031754854     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500608     Document Type: Article

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