Chemicals and Drugs

beta Subunit Thyrotropin

The beta subunit of thyroid stimulating hormone, thyrotropin. It is a 112-amino acid glycopolypeptide of about 16 kD. Full biological activity of TSH requires the non-covalently bound heterodimers of an alpha and a beta subunit.

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Abstract

The beta subunit of thyroid stimulating hormone, thyrotropin. It is a 112-amino acid glycopolypeptide of about 16 kD. Full biological activity of TSH requires the non-covalently bound heterodimers of an alpha and a beta subunit.

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  • TSH, beta Chain
  • TSH, beta Subunit
  • TSH-beta
  • TSHB Gene Product
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit
  • Thyrotropin, beta Chain
  • Thyrotropin, beta Polypeptide Chain
  • Thyrotropin, beta Subunit
  • Thyrotropin-beta
  • TSH beta
  • Thyrotropin beta

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

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History Note

2003; use THYROTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT (NM) 1983-2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Thyrotropin (1975-2002)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. beta Subunit Thyrotropin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037322. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037322
  2. beta Subunit Thyrotropin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21122895