Pituitary glycoprotein hormones are heterodimers containing a common ? subunit and a hormone-specific ? subunit. The glycoprotein hormones from the pituitary include:

A. thyroid-stimulating hormone, growth hormone, luteinizing hormone
B. human chorionic gonadotropin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone
C. prolactin, growth hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone
D. follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone
E. follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin


ANS: D

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