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Preferred Label : placental lactogen;

MeSH definition : A polypeptide hormone of approximately 25 kDa that is produced by the SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLASTS of the PLACENTA, also known as chorionic somatomammotropin. It has both GROWTH HORMONE and PROLACTIN activities on growth, lactation, and luteal steroid production. In women, placental lactogen secretion begins soon after implantation and increases to 1 g or more a day in late pregnancy. Placental lactogen is also an insulin antagonist.;

MeSH synonym : Lactogen, Placental; choriomammotrophin; choriomammotropin; chorionic somatomammotropin; lactogen hormone, placental; luteotropin, placental; mammotropic hormone, placental; papp-d; placental luteotropin; placental mammotropic hormone; pregnancy associated plasma protein d; pregnancy-associated plasma protein d; somatomammotropin, chorionic;

MeSH hyponym : human placental lactogen; Placental Lactogen, Human; HCS (Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin); HPL (Human Placental Lactogen); Chorionic Somatomammotropin, Human; Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin;

MeSH CAS label : lactogen, placental;

Registry Number MeSH : 9035-54-5;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placental lactogen;

Is substance : O;

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A polypeptide hormone of approximately 25 kDa that is produced by the SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLASTS of the PLACENTA, also known as chorionic somatomammotropin. It has both GROWTH HORMONE and PROLACTIN activities on growth, lactation, and luteal steroid production. In women, placental lactogen secretion begins soon after implantation and increases to 1 g or more a day in late pregnancy. Placental lactogen is also an insulin antagonist.

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26/04/2025


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