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Science 21 July 1967:
Vol. 157. no. 3786, p. 321
DOI: 10.1126/science.157.3786.321
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Human Growth Hormone and Placental Lactogen: Structural Similarity

K. J. Catt 1, B. Moffat 1, and H. D. Niall 1

1 St. Vincent's School of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia

Sequential analysis of the first 17 amino acids from the amino-terminus of human placental lactogen reveals similarity to the sequence of human growth hormone, 11 of the residues being identical.


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Primary Structure of the Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin (HCS) Molecule.
C. H. Li, J. S. Dixon, and D. Chung (1971)
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