Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences, 2023 Preterm labor is known as delivery prior to 37 completed weeks of gestation. Because 10% of total labors are preterm and 70% of neonatal mortality is caused by this problem, preterm labor is a significant problem in obstetrics, pediatrics & midwifery ...
Warqaa Wathiq, Masryia Rashad Hassein
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Differential expression and functional characterization of luteinizing hormone receptor splice variants in human luteal cells : Implications for luteolysis [PDF]
, 2009 The human LH receptor (LHR) plays a key role in luteal function and the establishment of pregnancy through its interaction with the gonadotropins LH and human chorionic gonadotropin.
Dickinson, Rachel E +4 more
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Case Reports in Pathology, 2015 Ectopic secretion of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin is considered a poor prognostic marker in epithelial tumors. However, very few cases have been reported in sarcomas.
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Cesarean scar pregnancy treatment: a case series
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Cesarean scar pregnancy is a complicated and potentially life-threatening type of ectopic pregnancy. This study reports two women with cesarean scar pregnancy who were successfully treated with systemic methotrexate administration, and two ...
Zahra Heidar +5 more
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Variants of human chorionic gonadotropin from pregnant women and tumor patients recognized by monoclonal antibodies [PDF]
, 1993 In biological fluids, hCG and its free alpha- (hCG alpha) and beta-subunits (hCG beta), occur in multiple forms. These various forms differ at the molecular level primarily in glycosylation, but also differ in protein backbone modifications corresponding
Mann, Klaus +10 more
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in a 13-Year-Old Boy
The Annals of African Surgery, 2023 Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is most common in men 40 years and above. It rarely occurs in childhood. As a result of the scarcity of cases, the pathogenesis is not clear, and treatment of BPH in this age group is challenging. This report focuses on
Chrispine Onyango Oluoch +4 more
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Variation in the Thyrotropic Activity of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Arises from Differential Expression of the Human Thyrotropin Receptor and Microheterogeneity of the Hormone. [PDF]
, 1995 The role of hCG as a stimulator of the human thyroid has been a subject of controversy, because discrepant results have been obtained in different in vitro assays.
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1973 Publisher Summary This chapter discusses human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), the placental glycoprotein hormone. This hormone, produced by the cytotrophoblast, is comparable in biological action to pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) or interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH).
Robert B. Carlsen +2 more
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Stimulation of hCG protein and mRNA in first trimester villous cytotrophoblast cells in vitro by glycodelin A [PDF]
, 2005 Aim: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by fetal trophoblast cells and secreted into maternal circulation mainly in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Richter, Dagmar-Ulrike +15 more
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A Comparative study between the effect of oxytocin and human chorionic gonadotropin on induction of ovulation [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Ovulation induction and acceleration of endometrial maturation are important factors in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Using synthetic drugs for superovulation could result in hyperstimulation syndrome, production of atretic ...
Samir Galal +2 more
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