Definition: A highly purified recombinant glycoprotein form of human THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE, produced by recombinant DNA technology comprising two non-covalently linked subunits, an alpha subunit of 92 amino acid residues containing two N-linked glycosylation sites, and a beta subunit of 118 residues containing one N-linked glycosylation site. The amino acid sequence of thyrotropin alfa is identical to that of human pituitary thyroid stimulating hormone.
Other names Thyrogen; TSH, Recombinant Human; Human TSH, Recombinant; Alfa, Thyrotropin; Recombinant Human TSH; Genzyme Brand of Thyrotropin Alfa; rhTSH
