Chemicals and Drugs

Placental Hormones

Hormones produced by the placenta include CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, and PLACENTAL LACTOGEN as well as steroids (ESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE), and neuropeptide hormones similar to those found in the hypothalamus (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES).

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Hormones produced by the placenta include CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, and PLACENTAL LACTOGEN as well as steroids (ESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE), and neuropeptide hormones similar to those found in the hypothalamus (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES).

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  • Hormones, Placental

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D06.472w.699w.649
  2. D12.644w.548w.726

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Placental Hormones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010926. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010926
  2. Placental Hormones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29849244