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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2011 Dec;12(4):323–332. doi: 10.1007/s11154-011-9193-1

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

The various isoforms of human chorionic gonadotropin are: native hCG, hyperglycosylated hCG and the hyperglycosylated hCG free β subunit. Each has separate roles in evolution and distinct physiological functions. The arrows indicate the functions where the different isoforms of hCG interact overlap