Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG):
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands Elsevier 2015
Edition:Second edition
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced during pregnancy by the embryo. 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 maternal uterine tissues, promotes the growth of the uterus in line with the growth of the fetus, promotes the differentiation of growing cytotrophoblast cells, promotes the quiescence of contractions in the uterine myometrium during the course of pregnancy, and also has function in growth and developmen
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 414 pages)
ISBN:9780128008218
0128008210
9780128007495
0128007494

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