Thyrotropin, beta Subunit

**Definition:** The beta subunit of thyroid stimulating hormone, thyrotropin. It is a 112-amino acid glycopolypeptide of about 16 kD. Full biological activity of TSH requires the non-covalently bound heterodimers of an alpha and a beta subunit.

**Tree numbers:** - D06.472.699.631.525.883.500 - D12.644.548.691.525.883.500

**Synonyms:** - TSH, beta Chain - Thyrotropin, beta Chain - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit - Thyrotropin, beta Polypeptide Chain - Thyrotropin-beta - TSH, beta Subunit - TSH-beta - TSHB Gene Product