KB_Bio_101

Last uploaded: January 21, 2014
Preferred Name

HCG
Synonyms
ID

http://www.projecthalo.com/aura#HCG

user-description

Human chorionic gonadotropin; a tropic hormone secreted by the placenta during the first trimester of pregnancy. HCG maintains the post-ovulatory corpus luteum and causes it to secrete progesterone, which in turn thickens the endometrial lining of the uterus.

prefixIRI

HCG

prefLabel

HCG

disjointWith

http://www.projecthalo.com/aura#LH

subClassOf

http://www.projecthalo.com/aura#Glycoprotein-Hormone

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