Placental Hormones

Name
Placental Hormones
Accession Number
DBCAT001932
Description

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).

Drugs
DrugDrug Description
Chorionic Gonadotropin (Human)A naturally-occurring hormone produced during human placenta used for the treatment of prepubertal cryptorchidism and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in selected males, and induction of pregnancy in selected infertile women.
Drugs & Drug Targets
DrugTargetType
Chorionic Gonadotropin (Human)Lutropin-choriogonadotropic hormone receptortarget