Preferred Name |
Gonadotropin |
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Synonyms |
Gonadotropin |
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Definitions |
Heterodimeric glycoprotein Gonadotropin consists of alpha (common)/beta (unique) protein subunits. The alpha subunit is present in other heterodimeric glycoprotein hormones. The beta subunit confers biological specificity and stimulates ovarian synthesis of steroids (progesterone) to maintain pregnancy. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2273 |
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code |
C2273 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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DEFINITION |
Heterodimeric glycoprotein Gonadotropin consists of alpha (common)/beta (unique) protein subunits. The alpha subunit is present in other heterodimeric glycoprotein hormones. The beta subunit confers biological specificity and stimulates ovarian synthesis of steroids (progesterone) to maintain pregnancy. |
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Display_Name |
Gonadotropin |
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FULL_SYN |
Gonadotropin |
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label |
Gonadotropin |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Gonadotropin |
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Preferred_Name |
Gonadotropin |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C2273 |
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Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein Hormone |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0018061 |
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subClassOf |