Endocrine Abstracts

The binding characteristics of maternal serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) to immobilised lectins, specifically Concanavalin A (Con A), Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA) and Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), have been shown be compatible with the proposed glycosyl structures of hCG as inferred from other analytical methods. We have shown that serum hCG from groups of pregnant women with or without type 1 diabetes show identical affinity for Con A and LCA, but serum hCG from th...