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  2. Human chorionic gonadotropin - Wikipedia

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    Human chorionic gonadotropin is a glycoprotein composed of 237 amino acids with a molecular mass of 36.7 kDa, approximately 14.5kDa αhCG and 22.2kDa βhCG. [4]It is heterodimeric, with an α (alpha) subunit identical to that of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and a β (beta) subunit that is unique to hCG.

  3. Placenta - Wikipedia

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    The placenta (pl.: placentas or placentae) is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation.It plays critical roles in facilitating nutrient, gas and waste exchange between the physically separate maternal and fetal circulations, and is an important endocrine organ, producing hormones that regulate both maternal and fetal ...

  4. Pregnancy hormones - Wikipedia

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    The presence of hCG in a woman's body indicates that a fertilized egg has implanted in the uterus and the placenta has started to form. 10 days after fertilization, significant hCG can be detected from woman's blood sample. [6] The levels of hCG in the body increase rapidly in the first few weeks of pregnancy, doubling every 48–72 hours. [7]

  5. Trophoblast - Wikipedia

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    It secretes hCG in order to maintain progesterone secretion and sustain a pregnancy. Intermediate trophoblast (IT) The implantation site, chorion, villi (dependent on subtype) An anchor placenta (implantation site IT).

  6. Endocrinology of reproduction - Wikipedia

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    The embryo upregulates hCG, drives growth of the cell, and upregulates P4 production driving development. hCG and P4 direct changes in the mother to enable successful pregnancy (see below) via upregulation of specific hormones that act to direct both endocrinological and biological changes within the mother for successful pregnancy.

  7. Human placental lactogen - Wikipedia

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    It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate energy supply to the fetus. hPL has anti-insulin properties. hPL is a hormone secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast during pregnancy. Like human growth hormone, hPL is encoded by genes on chromosome 17q22-24. It was identified in 1963. [2]

  8. Gonadotropin - Wikipedia

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    Gonadotropins are glycoprotein hormones secreted by gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary of vertebrates. [1] [2] [3] This family includes the mammalian hormones follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), the placental/chorionic gonadotropins, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG), [3] as well as at least two forms of fish ...

  9. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    HCG Peptide: placenta: syncytiotrophoblast cells: LH receptor → cAMP: promote maintenance of corpus luteum during beginning of pregnancy, Inhibit immune response, towards the human embryo, serves as the basis of early pregnancy test 37 Human placental lactogen: HPL Peptide: placenta: increase production of insulin and IGF-1