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… (More)
National Institutes of Health

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CGB3 geneCGB5 geneChoriogonadotropin Beta MeasurementExtracellular Space
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Chorionic GonadotropinPeptide Fragments

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hecate-chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunit conjugateurinary gonadotropin fragment

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Human chorionic gonadotropin in cancer.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is mainly used for detection and monitoring of pregnancy and pregnancy-related disorders but… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
A screening program for trisomy 21 at 10-14 weeks using fetal nuchal translucency, maternal serum free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A.
OBJECTIVE To examine the potential impact of combining maternal age with fetal nuchal translucency thickness and maternal serum… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Neuroligin 1 is a postsynaptic cell-adhesion molecule of excitatory synapses.
At the synapse, presynaptic membranes specialized for vesicular traffic are linked to postsynaptic membranes specialized for… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A novel human WD protein, h-beta TrCp, that interacts with HIV-1 Vpu connects CD4 to the ER degradation pathway through an F-box motif.
HIV-1 Vpu interacts with CD4 in the endoplasmic reticulum and triggers CD4 degradation, presumably by proteasomes. Human beta… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Human β-Defensin-1 Is a Salt-Sensitive Antibiotic in Lung That Is Inactivated in Cystic Fibrosis
A human bronchial xenograft model was used to characterize the molecular basis for the previously described defect in bacterial… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Use of cyclodextrins for manipulating cellular cholesterol content.
Previous studies from this laboratory have demonstrated that exposure of tissue culture cells to cyclodextrins results in rapid… (More)
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Review
1996
Review
1996
The lipocalin protein family: structure and function.
The lipocalin protein family is a large group of small extracellular proteins. The family demonstrates great diversity at the… (More)
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Review
1996
Review
1996
Platelet size: measurement, physiology and vascular disease.
Platelet volume is a marker of platelet function and activation. It is readily measured as mean platelet volume (MPV) by clinical… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Oxygen-radical absorbance capacity assay for antioxidants.
A relatively simple but sensitive and reliable method of quantitating the oxygen-radical absorbing capacity (ORAC) of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Distinct proliferative and differentiated stages of murine MC3T3-E1 cells in culture: an in vitro model of osteoblast development.
We examine clonal murine calvarial MC3T3-E1 cells to determine if they exhibit a developmental sequence similar to osteoblasts in… (More)
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