Review: hCGs: Different sources of production, different glycoforms and functions

Placenta

Volumn 36, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S60-S65

  Fournier, T ^a,b,c,e   Guibourdenche, J ^a,b,c,d   Evain Brion, D ^a,b,c  

^a National Institute of Health Medical Research)   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c PremUp Foundation   (France)

^d Biologie Hormonale   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aneuploidies; Biomarkers; Glycosylation; Hyperglycosylated hCG; Invasive extravillous cytotrophoblast; LHCGR; Syncytiotrophoblast; TGF RII

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLYCOSYLATED HCG; ISOPROTEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL INVASION; GENE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84924435332     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.02.002     Document Type: Review

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