Relationships of structure with function of the gonadotrophins.

Abstract

The gonadotrophins are an interesting group of hormones in which to study relationships of structure with function. They are glycoproteins with carbohydrate components which confer important properties of biological activity and they consist of subunits which bear interesting relationships with one another. Furthermore, they are easier to study than some other hormones because of the specific biological assay methods available which are relatively simple to carry out.