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Placental Lactogen MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Placental Lactogen
Tree Number(s)
D06.472.699.649.692
D12.644.548.726.692
D12.776.780.650
Unique ID
D010928
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010928
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Choriomammotrophin
Choriomammotropin
Chorionic Somatomammotropin, Human
HCS (Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin)
HPL (Human Placental Lactogen)
Human Placental Lactogen
Lactogen Hormone, Placental
Mammotropic Hormone, Placental
PAPP-D
Placental Luteotropin
Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein D
Somatomammotropin, Chorionic
Registry Number
9035-54-5
CAS Type 1 Name
Lactogen, placental
NLM Classification #
WK 920
Previous Indexing
Placental Hormones (1966-1967)
See Also
Receptors, Somatotropin
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72(68)
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Placental Lactogen Preferred
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