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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin: Progress in Determining Its Tertiary Structure

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Glycoprotein Hormones

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Abstract

In humans, maintenance of pregnancy requires extending the lifetime of the corpus luteum, which produces essential steroids. The signal for this maintenance is provided by human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a dimeric glycoprotein hormone produced by the trophoblast cells of the early embryo. The absence of hCG would result in rapid termination of early pregnancy.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Irving Center for Clinical Research Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Joyce W. Lustbader Ph.D.

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    David Puett Ph.D.

  3. Eppley Institute for Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 68198, Omaha, NE, USA

    Raymond W. Ruddon M.D., Ph.D.

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Lustbader, J.W. et al. (1994). Human Chorionic Gonadotropin: Progress in Determining Its Tertiary Structure. In: Lustbader, J.W., Puett, D., Ruddon, R.W. (eds) Glycoprotein Hormones. Serono Symposia USA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8386-4_9

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