Human chorionic gonadotropin with C-elongated α-subunit retains full receptor binding and partial agonist activity

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 402-405

  Marichatou, Hamani ^a   Martinat, Nadine ^a   Guillou, Florian ^a   Combarnous, Yves ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PARTIAL AGONIST;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOP CODON; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 0034096686     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420402     Document Type: Article

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