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Abstract
Extracts of urine from menopausal women that contain high concentrations of pituitary gonadotropins, FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE and LUTEINIZING HORMONE. Menotropins are used to treat infertility. The FSH:LH ratio and degree of purity vary in different preparations.
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- Gonadotropins, Human Menopausal
- Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
- Menotrophin
- Gonadotropin, Human Menopausal
- Human Menopausal Gonadotropins
- Menopausal Gonadotropin, Human
- CP-89044
- CP-90033
- HMG Ferring
- HMG Lepori
- HMG Massone
- Humegon
- Menogon
- Menopur
- Normegon
- ORG-31338
- Pergonal
- Pergonal-500
- CP 89044
- CP 90033
- CP89044
- CP90033
- Lepori, HMG
- ORG 31338
- ORG31338
- Pergonal 500
- Pergonal500
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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- Gonadotropins, Pituitary (1966-1972)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Menotropins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008596. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008596
- Menotropins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menotropin
- Menotropins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416821