HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN


Meaning of HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN in English

Function: noun

Date: 1977

: a glycoprotein hormone similar in structure to luteinizing hormone that is secreted by the placenta during early pregnancy to maintain corpus luteum function and is commonly tested for as an indicator of pregnancy

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