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hCG most closely related to what?
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LH
beta subunit |
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hCG produced exclusively by what cells?
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syncytiotrophoblast
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hCG can be detected in maternal serum how long after conception?
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8-9d
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hCG reaches its peak at how many weeks gestation?
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8-10
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Primary function of hCG
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maintenance of progesterone production from CL til placenta can over take progesterone production. P = essential for early pregnancy success
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RU486 mechanism of action?
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progesterone receptor antagonist (works prior to 7 weeks gestation)
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True or false: alk phos is abnormally high during preg
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T
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What is the first thing activated prior to the onset of labor?
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fetal hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis
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What hormone directly causes contractions?
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oxytocin
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What hormone is involved in spontaneous rupture of fetal membranes (SROM)?
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PGE2
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