Thyrotropin, beta Subunit

Tyreotropin, betaunderenhet

Engelsk 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.

Svenska synonymer

TSH-beta

Engelska synonymer

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