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The gonadotropins represent an interesting class of glycoprotein hormones that are comprised of two non-identical subunits, termed α and ß, each with a molecular weight of approximately 15, 000. The α -subunit appears common to the gonadotropins and to TSH1 and it is the ß-subunit that confers hormonal specificity.
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Puett, D., Ascoli, M., Holladay, L.A. (1974). Conformational and Metabolic Aspects of Gonadotropins. In: Dufau, M.L., Means, A.R. (eds) Hormone Binding and Target Cell Activation in the Testis. Current Topics in Molecular Endocrinology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2595-6_6
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