Chemicals and Drugs

Thyrotropin Alfa

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.

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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.

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  • Recombinant Human TSH
  • rhTSH
  • Alfa, Thyrotropin
  • Human TSH, Recombinant
  • TSH, Recombinant Human
  • Thyrogen

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2010

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  • Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit (1991-2009)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thyrotropin Alfa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057073. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057073
  2. Thyrotropin Alfa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20816877