THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF GONADOTROPHIN (GA) FROM THE URINE OF NON-PREGNANT WOMEN
- 1 January 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 13 (2) , 178-184
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.0130178
Abstract
SUMMARY: The gonadotrophic fraction, GA, from the urine of various human subjects, when tested biologically, showed a wide range of potency. Potency was high in cases when high gonadotrophin excretion was likely; it was depressed by oestrogens. It is suggested that GA is a protein vehicle, loaded with variable amounts of gonadotrophic material and that its potency may reflect the concentration of gonadotrophin in the body.Keywords
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