Thyrotropin Alfa
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A highly purified recombinant glycoprotein form of human THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE, produced by recombinant DNA technology comprising two non-covalently linked subunits, an alpha subunit of 92 amino acid residues containing two N-linked glycosylation sites, and a beta subunit of 118 residues containing one N-linked glycosylation site. The amino acid sequence of thyrotropin alfa is identical to that of human pituitary thyroid stimulating hormone.
| Descriptor ID |
D057073
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.525.883.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyrotropin Alfa- Thyrotropin Alfa
- Alfa, Thyrotropin
- Recombinant Human TSH
- Human TSH, Recombinant
- TSH, Recombinant Human
- rhTSH
Thyrogen- Thyrogen
- Genzyme Brand of Thyrotropin Alfa
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