Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human

"Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The beta subunit of human CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN. Its structure is similar to the beta subunit of LUTEINIZING HORMONE, except for the additional 30 amino acids at the carboxy end with the associated carbohydrate residues. HCG-beta is used as a diagnostic marker for early detection of pregnancy, spontaneous abortion (ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS); ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; or DOWN SYNDROME.

Descriptor ID	D018997
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.699.322.326.125 D06.472.699.649.367.125 D12.644.548.726.367.125 D12.776.780.400.125 D23.101.140.325 D23.101.175
Concept/Terms	Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit HCG, beta Subunit HCG-beta HCG beta Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Chain, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Polypeptide, Human

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Gonadotropins [D06.472.699.322]
Chorionic Gonadotropin [D06.472.699.322.326]
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human [D06.472.699.322.326.125]
Placental Hormones [D06.472.699.649]
Chorionic Gonadotropin [D06.472.699.649.367]
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human [D06.472.699.649.367.125]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Placental Hormones [D12.644.548.726]
Chorionic Gonadotropin [D12.644.548.726.367]
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human [D12.644.548.726.367.125]
Proteins [D12.776]
Pregnancy Proteins [D12.776.780]
Chorionic Gonadotropin [D12.776.780.400]
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human [D12.776.780.400.125]
Biological Factors [D23]
Biomarkers [D23.101]
Biomarkers, Tumor [D23.101.140]
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human [D23.101.140.325]
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human [D23.101.175]

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