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HCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a placental glycoprotein synthesized by the syncytiotrophoblast that maintains the corpus luteum during early pregnancy; its detection in biological fluids serves as the clinical basis for pregnancy confirmation. 
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source instituto Bernabeu
Equivalents

Spanish

HCG
hormona gonadotropina coriónica humana

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HCG
Associated concepts
Type of
hormone
Caused by
pregnancy
Examples
LH has demonstrated to be more effective as a proliferative and anti-apoptotic factor, while hCG has higher steroidogenic activity in human GC.
A supplemental bolus of hCG at ovum pick up, or later, can "rescue" the corpus luteum and thus preserve implantation and ongoing pregnancy rates, which are reduced with GnRHa trigger only.
Collocations
WITH VERBS
administer | add | include | receive HCG 
WITH ADJECTIVES
recombinant HCG
WITH NOUNS
HCG trigger | supplementation | production