GENERAL ANATOMY
EMBRYOLOGY
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hCG is a protein hormone that is produces in the mass of tissue called the syncytiotrophoblast and helps to maintain the pregnancy
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hCG is a steroid hormone that is produced in the ovary and helps maintain the pregnancy
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hCG is a protein hormone that is produced in the mass of tissue called the Corpus luteum
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hCG is a steroid hormoe that is produced in the ovary and helps to maintain the pregnancy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone produced primarily by syncytiotrophoblastic cells of the placenta during pregnancy. The hormone stimulates the corpus luteum to produce progesterone to maintain the pregnancy. Smaller amounts of hCG are also produced in the pituitary gland, the liver, and the colon.
Detailed explanation-2: -hCG is secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast which originates from fused and differentiated cytotrophoblast cells [3, 4]. For a long time, the main known role of hCG was the promotion of progesterone secretion by the corpus luteum in early pregnancy, acting via the hCG/LH (luteinizing hormone) receptor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG). This hormone is only made during pregnancy. It is made almost exclusively in the placenta. HCG hormone levels found in the mother’s blood and urine rise a lot during the first trimester.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is a member of the glycoprotein hormone family that includes luteinizing hormone (LH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The -subunit of hCG displays homologies with TSH, LH, and FSH, whereas the subunit is 80–85% homologous to LH.