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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D037101
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D037101
Preferred Name

Luteinizing Hormone, beta Subunit

Definitions
The beta subunit of luteinizing hormone. It is a 15-kDa glycopolypeptide with structure similar to the beta subunit of the placental chorionic gonadatropin (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN) except for the additional 31 amino acids at the C-terminal of CG-beta. Full biological activity of LH requires the non-covalently bound heterodimers of an alpha and a beta subunit. Mutation of the LHB gene causes HYPOGONADISM and infertility.
Synonyms
Lutropin-beta
Luteinizing Hormone, beta Polypeptide Chain
Lutropin beta
LH, beta Subunit
Lutropin, beta Subunit
LH-beta
LH beta
ICSH, beta Subunit
Luteinizing Hormone, beta Chain
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