Human chorionic gonadotropin /

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced during pregnancy by the embyro. It promotes progesterone production by corpus luteal cells. It also functions in pregnancy to promote angiogenesis in uterine vasculature, it immuno-blands the invading placental tissue so it is not rejected by the matern...

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Main Author:	Cole, Laurence A.
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Elsevier, 2010.
Series:	Elsevier insights.
Subjects:	Chorionic gonadotropins. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book