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loading...| Preferred Name |
Gonadotropin |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2273 |
| code |
C2273 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
| 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. |
| Display_Name |
Gonadotropin |
| FULL_SYN |
Gonadotropin |
| label |
Gonadotropin |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Gonadotropin |
| Preferred_Name |
Gonadotropin |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C2273 |
| prefLabel |
Gonadotropin |
| Semantic_Type |
Hormone Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0018061 |
| subClassOf |