Beta Subunit Thyrotropin

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Is a:
  • Hormone
  • Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
Definition:
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.
Synonyms:
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit
  • Thyrotropin beta
  • Thyrotropin, beta Chain
  • Thyrotropin, beta Polypeptide Chain
  • Thyrotropin-beta
  • TSH beta
  • TSH, beta Chain
  • TSH, beta Subunit
  • TSH-beta
  • TSHB Gene Product
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