HCG-alpha (Pregnancy & Choriocarcinoma Marker) Mouse Monoclonal Antibody

Antibody with azide - store at 2 to 8 °C. Antibody without azide - store at -20 to -80 °C. Antibody is stable for 24 months. Non-hazardous. No MSDS required.

This MAb reacts with a protein of ~13kDa, identified as alpha sub-unit of HCG. HCG is a glycoprotein, which is secreted in large quantities by normal trophoblasts. It is present only in trace amounts in non-pregnant urine and sera but rises sharply during pregnancy. HCG is composed of two non-identical, non-covalently linked polypeptide chains designated as the a and b subunits. The a subunit is identical to that of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH).

[glycoprotein hormones alpha chain isoform 2; Glycoprotein hormones alpha chain; glycoprotein hormones alpha chain; glycoprotein hormones, alpha polypeptide; Anterior pituitary glycoprotein hormones common subunit alpha; Choriogonadotropin alpha chain; Chorionic gonadotrophin subunit alpha; CG-alpha; Follicle-stimulating hormone alpha chain; FSH-alpha; Follitropin alpha chain; Luteinizing hormone alpha chain; LSH-alpha; Lutropin alpha chain; Thyroid-stimulating hormone alpha chain; TSH-alpha; Thyrotropin alpha chain]