human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
hormone
|
gptkbp:administeredBy |
injection
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gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:hCG
chorionic gonadotropin |
gptkbp:approvedBy |
gptkb:FDA
|
gptkbp:category |
gonadotropin
|
gptkbp:detects |
blood
urine |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
Ascheim and Zondek
|
gptkbp:elevatedIn |
gptkb:choriocarcinoma
testicular cancer hydatidiform mole |
gptkbp:function |
maintains progesterone production
|
gptkbp:gene |
CGB gene family
|
gptkbp:halfLife |
24-36 hours
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
|
gptkbp:molecularWeight |
36.7 kDa
|
gptkbp:presentIn |
primates
|
gptkbp:producedBy |
gptkb:placenta
|
gptkbp:promotion |
corpus luteum
testosterone production in males |
gptkbp:structure |
gptkb:protein
|
gptkbp:subunit |
alpha subunit
beta subunit |
gptkbp:usedAs |
biomarker
|
gptkbp:usedFor |
hypogonadism
cryptorchidism |
gptkbp:usedIn |
fertility treatments
pregnancy test weight loss treatments (off-label) |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:CGB_(gene)
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|