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follitropin

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follitropin /fol·li·tro·pin/ (fol´ĭ-tro″pin) follicle-stimulating hormone; f. alfa and f. beta are forms of follitropin produced by genetically modified hamster cells and used in the treatment of infertility.
fol·li·tro·pin (fl-trpn)

follitropin
[folitro′pin]
a follicle-stimulating hormone. Follitropin alfa and follitropin beta are forms produced by genetically modified hamster cells and used in the treatment of infertility.

follitropin [fol´ĭ-tro″pin]
follicle-stimulating hormone; follitropin alfa and follitropin beta are forms produced by genetically modified hamster cells and used in the treatment of infertility.


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28) These examples are only the beginning: by the end of this decade, EU patent protection will end for a substantial number of growth hormones, uncluding alpha, beta and gamma-inteferons, human insulins, epoetin alpha, interleukin 2, G-CSF, follitropin, streptokinase, and tissue plasminogen activators.
The Follistim AQ Cartridge is designed to be used only with the Follistim Pen (TM), an innovative pen device that facilitates accurate delivery of individualized doses of pre-mixed follitropin beta injection, a highly effective and widely used prescription fertility medication made from state of the art recombinant DNA technology.
The most widely prescribed gonadotropin, follitropin alfa for injection, has an 84% cumulative ovulation success rate, and the majority of patients using it have ovulated within three cycles.
 
 
 
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