Human FSH isoforms: Carbohydrate complexity as determinant of in-vitro bioactivity

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 41-49

  Creus, Silvina ^a   Chaia, Zulema ^a   Pellizzari, Eliana H ^a   Cigorraga, Selva B ^a   Ulloa Aguirre, Alfredo ^b   Campo, Stella ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinologicas   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate complexity; Follicle stimulating hormone (human pituitary); FSH bioactivity; FSH isoforms

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN DERIVATIVE; SIALIC ACID; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATOFOCUSING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CONCANAVALIN A; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LECTINS; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PITUITARY GLAND; PLANT LECTINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0035961977     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(00)00453-6     Document Type: Article

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