II. A biochemical point of view

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 825-830

  Dias, James A ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycoforms; Gonadotrophins; Hormone physiology; Oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CELL HETEROGENEITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENOTYPE; GLYCOSYLATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BINDING SITES; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GLYCOSYLATION; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0035002425     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.5.825     Document Type: Review

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