During pregnancy, several tightly coordinated and regulated processes take place to enable
proper fetal development and gestational success. The formation and development of the …

ABSTRACT A coordinated sequence of events must occur in order to establish and
successfully maintain a healthy pregnancy. Synchrony between the development of the …

After 30 years, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for
authoritative guidance on managing today's obstetric patient. International experts put the …

A MONG endocrine organs, the placenta is unique with respect to the diversity of its
hormonal products and the mechanisms that control its secretory activity. The placenta …

We examined the capacity of trophoblast-derived interleukin-6 (IL-6) to stimulate secretion of
placental hormones, including hCG. IL-6 stimulated hCG secretion by trophoblasts to a level …

Weight reduction is recommended for the treatment of subjects with insulin resistance (IR)
syndrome; however, the relative importance of the decrease in body fat or the negative …

BACKGROUND Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is measured in serum and urine for
the early detection of ectopic pregnancy, patients with higher risk of miscarriage, embryos or …

During pregnancy, freely floating placental villi are adapted to fluid shear stress due to
placental perfusion with maternal plasma and blood. In vitro culture of placental villous …

Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (CG) is a member of a glycoprotein hormone
Famih which also includes the anterior pituitary hormones lutropin (LH), fidlitropin (FSH) …

ABSTRACT A coordinated sequence of events must occur in order to establish and
successfully maintain a healthy pregnancy. Synchrony between the development of the …