Heterogeneous hCG and hMG commercial preparations result in different intracellular signalling but induce a similar long-term progesterone response in vitro

Riccetti, L; Klett, D; Ayoub, MA; Boulo, T; Pignatti, E; Tagliavini, S; Varani, M; Trenti, T; Nicoli, A; Capodanno, F; La Sala, GB; Reiter, E; Simoni, M; Casarini, L

Casarini, L (reprint author), Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Biomed Metab & Neural Sci, Unit Endocrinol, Via G Campi 287, I-41125 Modena, Italy.; Casarini, L (reprint author), NOCSAE, Via P Giardini 1355, I-41126 Modena, Italy.

MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2017; 23 (10): 685

Abstract

STUDY QUESTION: Are four urinary hCG/menotropin (hMG) and one recombinant preparation characterized by different molecular features and do they mediat......

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