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Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human

Known as: beta subunit hcg, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Polypeptide, Human 
A hormone normally found in the blood and urine during pregnancy. It may also be produced by some tumor cells. An increased level of beta-human… 
National Institutes of Health

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25 relations
CGB3 geneCGB5 geneChoriogonadotropin Beta MeasurementExtracellular Space

Broader (2)

Chorionic GonadotropinPeptide Fragments

Narrower (2)

hecate-chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunit conjugateurinary gonadotropin fragment

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Localization of cardiac L-type Ca(2+) channels to a caveolar macromolecular signaling complex is required for beta(2)-adrenergic regulation.
L-type Ca(2+) channels play a critical role in regulating Ca(2+)-dependent signaling in cardiac myocytes, including excitation… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Multicenter study of first‐trimester screening for trisomy 21 in 75 821 pregnancies: results and estimation of the potential impact of individual risk‐orientated two‐stage first‐trimester screening
To evaluate the performance of first‐trimester screening for trisomy 21 by a combination of maternal age, fetal nuchal… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Neurexin mediates the assembly of presynaptic terminals
Neurexins are a large family of proteins that act as neuronal cell-surface receptors. The function and localization of the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Human beta-defensin-2 production in keratinocytes is regulated by interleukin-1, bacteria, and the state of differentiation.
Intact human epidermis resists invasion by pathogenic microbes but the biochemical basis of its resistance is not well understood… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Placental 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: a key regulator of fetal glucocorticoid exposure
OBJECTIVE Placental 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β‐HSD), which converts active cortisol to inactive cortisone, has been… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Circulating leptin in women: a longitudinal study in the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy
To investigate whether leptin is linked to reproduction, circulating levels were measured longitudinally throughout spontaneous… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
An endosomal beta COP is involved in the pH-dependent formation of transport vesicles destined for late endosomes
In this paper, we show that beta COP is present on endosomes and is required for the formation of vesicles which mediate… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Automated assay of oxygen radical absorbance capacity with the COBAS FARA II.
Reactive oxygen species are of interest in biology and medicine because of evidence relating them to aging and disease processes… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Effect of dietary antioxidant combinations in humans. Protection of LDL by vitamin E but not by beta-carotene.
Experimental and epidemiological evidence supports the hypothesis that oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) appears to be… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Relative importance of high and low density lipoproteins in the regulation of cholesterol synthesis in the adrenal gland, ovary, and testis of the rat.
These studies were undertaken to determine the relative importance of plasma lipoproteins and trophic hormones as regulators of… 
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