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Gonadotropins are glycoproteins composed of two dissimilar, non-covalently linked α- and β-subunits. Within a given species, the amino acid sequences of the α-subunits of LH and FSH are identical, while those of the hormone specific β-subunits differ (Pierce and Parsons, 1981).
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Counis, R., Corbani, M., Jutisz, M. (1984). In Vivo Regulation by Estradiol of the Messenger RNAs Encoding LH and FSH Subunits and the Secretion of Gonadotropins. In: McKerns, K.W., Naor, Z. (eds) Hormonal Control of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis. Biochemical Endocrinology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9960-5_27
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