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Human chorionic gonadotropin

Introduction: Human chorionic gonadotropin

Description of Human chorionic gonadotropin

Human chorionic gonadotropin: A test which measures the amount of human chroionic gonadotropin in the blood or urine. Increased levels of the hormone may indicate pregnancy or certain cancers such as ovarian cancer or testicular cancer.

Human chorionic gonadotropin: A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone produced primarily by the PLACENTA. Similar to the pituitary LUTEINIZING HORMONE in structure and function, chorionic gonadotropin is involved in maintaining the CORPUS LUTEUM during pregnancy. CG consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is virtually identical to the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT).
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