Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit
The beta subunit of follicle stimulating hormone. It is a 15-kDa glycopolypeptide. Full biological activity of FSH requires the non-covalently bound heterodimers of an alpha and a beta subunit. Mutation of the FSHB gene causes delayed puberty, or infertility.
Year introduced: 2003
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Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.322.576.288.500, D06.472.699.631.525.343.288.500, D12.644.548.691.525.343.288.500
MeSH Unique ID: D037201
Entry Terms:
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Polypeptide Chain
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit
- FSH, beta Chain
- FSH, beta Subunit
- FSH-beta
- FSH beta
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