Human chorionic gonadotropin
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human-chorionic-gonadotropin-172-16729484
title:
Human chorionic gonadotropin
text:
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone for the maternal recognition of pregnancy produced by trophoblast cells that are surrounding a growing embryo, which eventually forms the placenta after implantation. The presence of hCG is detected in some pregnancy tests. Some cancerous tumors produce this hormone; therefore, elevated levels measured when the patient is not pregnant may lead to a cancer diagnosis and, if high enough, paraneoplastic syndromes, however, it is unknown whether this p
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Hormone
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chorionic_gonadotropin
date created:
2003-08-20T06:16:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T04:44:01Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/HCG_structure.png","width":640,"height":480}
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13
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