An elusive role for glycosylation in the structure and function of reproductive hormones

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 330-355

  Willey, Kevan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycan; Gonadotrophins; Hormone action; Microheterogeneity; Ovarian cycle

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROLACTIN; RELEASING FACTOR; STEROID;

BIRTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLYCOSYLATION; HALF LIFE TIME; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SPERMATOZOON; TARGET ORGAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN FOLDING; REPRODUCTION; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0032790015     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/5.4.330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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