Placental Lactogen
A polypeptide hormone of approximately 25 kDa that is produced by the SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLASTS of the PLACENTA, also known as chorionic somatomammotropin. It has both GROWTH HORMONE and PROLACTIN activities on growth, lactation, and luteal steroid production. In women, placental lactogen secretion begins soon after implantation and increases to 1 g or more a day in late pregnancy. Placental lactogen is also an insulin antagonist.
Year introduced: 1972(1968)
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Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.649.692, D12.644.548.726.692, D12.776.780.650
MeSH Unique ID: D010928
Registry Number: 9035-54-5
Entry Terms:
- Lactogen, Placental
- Choriomammotropin
- Lactogen Hormone, Placental
- Mammotropic Hormone, Placental
- Placental Mammotropic Hormone
- PAPP-D
- Placental Luteotropin
- Luteotropin, Placental
- Somatomammotropin, Chorionic
- Chorionic Somatomammotropin
- Choriomammotrophin
- Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein D
- Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein D
- Human Placental Lactogen
- Placental Lactogen, Human
- Chorionic Somatomammotropin, Human
- Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin
- HPL (Human Placental Lactogen)
- HCS (Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin)
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