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HCG

Heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone, 5,000 IU lyophilized

6 papers · 1967–2026 · 5 journals

What the research explores

HCG appears in the literature mainly as a receptor ligand and as an assay reference material. Areas of study include:

  • LH/hCG receptor pharmacology — binding, activation and desensitization at this class A GPCR, and the structural basis of cross-reactivity with LH.
  • Subunit assembly — how the alpha and beta chains associate and what happens to activity when they do not.
  • Glycosylation heterogeneity — isoform variation between preparations and its effect on measured potency and half-life.
  • Immunoassay development, where hCG is among the most characterized analytes in clinical chemistry.
  • Bioassay standardization — why IU and mass figures do not convert cleanly between sources.

Supplied as a characterized reagent. We make no claim about effects in any organism.

References

A reference list, not evidence. Inclusion means a paper discusses the compound — not that it supports any use, and not that it describes this product.

  1. 2026

    1. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

      Betz D, Fane K

      PMID 30422545

  2. 2022

    1. Human chorionic gonadotropin promotes murine Treg cells and restricts pregnancy-harmful proinflammatory Th17 responses

      Lentz LS, Stutz AJ, Meyer N, et al.

      Frontiers in immunology

      PMID 36203576doi 10.3389/fimmu.2022.989247

  3. 2017

    1. Advances in human chorionic gonadotropin detection technologies: a review

      Fan J, Wang M, Wang C, et al.

      Bioanalysis

      PMID 29056064doi 10.4155/bio-2017-0072

  4. 2013

    1. Determination of human chorionic gonadotropin

      Stenman UH, Alfthan H

      Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism

      PMID 24275190doi 10.1016/j.beem.2013.10.005

  5. 2004

    1. Standardization of assays for human chorionic gonadotropin

      Stenman UH

      Clinical chemistry

      PMID 15105346doi 10.1373/clinchem.2003.031013

  6. 1967

    1. Immunology of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

      Lunenfeld B, Eshkol A

      Vitamins and hormones

      PMID 4868320doi 10.1016/s0083-6729(08)60036-9

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