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sex hormone-binding globulin

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A glycoprotein migrating as a beta-globulin. Its molecular weight, 52,000 or 95,000-115,000, indicates that it exists as a dimer. The protein binds testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol in the plasma. Sex hormone-binding protein has the same amino acid sequence as ANDROGEN-BINDING PROTEIN. They differ by their sites of synthesis and post-translational oligosaccharide modifications., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_hormone-binding_globulin

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Steroid-Binding Protein, Sex, Binding Globulin, Testosterone-Estradiol, Sex Steroid-Binding Protein, Hormone-Binding Globulin, Sex, Sex Steroid Binding Protein, Testosterone-Estradiol Binding Globulin, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, SHBG, Testosterone Estradiol Binding Globulin, Globulin, Sex Hormone-Binding, Globulin, Testosterone-Estradiol Binding

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