A placental glycoprotein synthesized by the syncytiotrophoblast that maintains the corpus luteum and progesterone production during early pregnancy; it is clinically abbreviated as hCG.
| Grammatical category | Noun |
|---|---|
| Field | Anatomy, physiology and embryology |
| Level of specialization | High |
| Definition source | instituto Bernabeu |
| Gender relationship | Yes, woman |
| Specific to one sex | Yes |
| Prevalence | Woman |