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human chorionic gonadotropin

[′hyü·mən kȯr·ē′än·ik gō‚nad·ə′trō·pən]
(biochemistry)
A gonadotropic and luteotropic hormone secreted by the chorionic vesicle. Abbreviated HCG. Also known as chorionic gonadotropin.
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Intrauterine insemination: effect of the temporal relationship between the luteinizing hormone surge, human chorionic gonadotrophin administration and insemination on pregnancy rates.
A decrease in serum estradiol levels after human chorionic gonadotrophin administration predicts significantly lower clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in vitro fertilization cycles.
Does treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin induce reversible changes in undescended testes in boys?
Free {-subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin in serum is a diagnostically sensitive marker of seminomatous testicular cancer.
He said it is normal for HCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) hormone levels to rise during pregnancy but Michaela's had continued to rise to an alarming rate - the highest he had ever seen.
Thus, the raised concentration of human chorionic gonadotrophin during the first trimester of pregnancies complicated by hyperemesis has been implicated as a reason for the lower male:female ratio found in such pregnancies compared with normal ones (Sorensen 2000).
Other common substances taken together with anabolic steroids by some bodybuilders include ephedrine, which acts like a stimulant and is contained in some cold remedies; human chorionic gonadotrophin or HCG which is secreted by the placenta and found in the urine of pregnant women, but also stimulates the production of testosterone in the male testes; insulin and clenbuterol, which is an asthma drug.
NEIL CAMPBELL The British cyclist was sent home from Sydney after testing positive for human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG).
Neil Campbell has been banned from competition for a year and fined pounds 1,600 by the British Cycling Federation, but he insists the presence of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in samples is due to a medical condition.
A chemical (human chorionic gonadotrophin) was then injected into the tissue to stimulate ovulation and 36 hours later the mice were anaesthetised and the eggs removed.
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