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Immunology of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone

  • B. Lunenfeld
  • , Aliza Eshkol

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Abstract

The status of separation of pituitary and urinary gonadotropins and the degree of purity of the preparations available today has been summarized. Although neither FSH nor LH exist in a pure form, they have been used extensively in immunochemical studies. It was shown that their absolute purity is not as crucial when used for immunization and as reference material as when employed as the antigen reagent adsorbed to solid particles or as a labeled tracer. The importance of employing standards of similar origin as the test samples has been emphasized. Extensive immunological investigations based on comparative studies of hormone-antihormone interactions in in vivo and in vitro systems indicate that although gonadotropins of pituitary and urinary (menopausal) extracts are physiologically similar, they probably differ antigenically and thus should not be used interchangably as standards.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-197
Number of pages67
JournalVitamins and Hormones
Volume27
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1970

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This review has been compiled in collaboration with Dr. A. G. Shapiro, of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1961969 Post doctorate Fellow at the Institute of Endocrinology, Tel-Hashomer Governnient Hospital, Israel. The authors are indebted to Dr. John A. Loraine, who has read the manuscript and made many useful suggestions. We also wish to thank Mrs. B. Kate for typing this chapter. This work was supported in part by Ford Foundation Grant No. 67-470.

Funding

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This review has been compiled in collaboration with Dr. A. G. Shapiro, of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1961969 Post doctorate Fellow at the Institute of Endocrinology, Tel-Hashomer Governnient Hospital, Israel. The authors are indebted to Dr. John A. Loraine, who has read the manuscript and made many useful suggestions. We also wish to thank Mrs. B. Kate for typing this chapter. This work was supported in part by Ford Foundation Grant No. 67-470.

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Ford Foundation67-470

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