hCG

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hormone
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:human_chorionic_gonadotropin
gptkbp:detects blood
urine
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Selmar_Aschheim
Bernhard Zondek
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1927
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:human_chorionic_gonadotropin
gptkbp:gene gptkb:CGB_gene
gptkbp:halfLife 24-36 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label hCG
gptkbp:molecularWeight 36.7 kDa
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:placenta
gptkbp:promotion ovulation
testosterone production
corpus luteum
progesterone production
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:structure gptkb:protein
gptkbp:subunit alpha subunit
beta subunit
gptkbp:usedAs performance-enhancing drug
gptkbp:usedFor fertility treatment
pregnancy test
cryptorchidism treatment
hypogonadism treatment
ovarian cancer marker
testicular cancer marker
weight loss (controversial)
gptkbp:usedIn prenatal screening
Down syndrome screening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:human_chorionic_gonadotropin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7