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Placental Hormones Flashcards

1
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Act via

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Plasma membrane LH-HCG receptor

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

After 5 weeks of gestation it is produce by

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Syncytiotrophoblast

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Beta HcG is also produced in the

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Fetal kidney

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Also secreted by trophoblastic neoplasm and use as

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Tumor marker

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5
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Found in very small amount in tissue of

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Men and non pregnant woman

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Release HCG less than 5 weeks

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Cytotrophoblast and

Syncytiotrophoblast

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7
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

> 8 weeks release by

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Syncytiotrophoblast

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8
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Plasma half life of

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36 hours

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9
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Composed of alpha ____ and beta ____ sub units

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Alpha 92

Beta 145

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10
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Alpha sub unit is structurally identical with

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LH
FSH
TSH is related to H-mole

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11
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Single gene is located at

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Chromosome 6

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12
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Of the 7 genes

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6 genes for beta HCG

1 gene for beta Lh

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13
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Both sub units are synthesized and cleaved by

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Endopeptidases

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14
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Assembled and rapidly released by

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Excocytosis of secretory granules

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15
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Site of HCG synthesis

HCG mRNA for both alpha and beta subunits are greater than at

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Term pregnancy

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16
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Molecular form of HCG in plasma and urine

Free alpha subunits increase gradually and steadily until they plateau at

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36 weeks

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17
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Molecular form of HCG in plasma and urine

Complete beta HCG molecule is maximal at

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8-10 weeks

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18
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Concentration of HCG in serum and urine

Intact HCG is detectable in plasma of pregnant women

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7-9 days after the mid cycle surge of LH that preceded ovulation

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19
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Concentration of HCG in serum and urine

HCG enters maternal blood at the time of

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Blastocyst implantation

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20
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Concentration of HCG in serum and urine

Evidence of HCG levels doubles within

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48-72 hours

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21
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Concentration of HCG in serum and urine

Peak maternal plasma levels between

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69-80 days of menses

2-3 months of LMP

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22
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Concentration of HCG in serum and urine

Begins to decline at

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10-12 weeks and undetectable in the serum by 16 weeks AOG

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23
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Concentration of HCG in serum and urine

Principal urinary form is the

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Beta core fragment

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24
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Higher maternal plasma HCG levels

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Multi fetal pregnancy
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Fetal hemolytic anemia
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Down syndrome
Syphilis
Big placenta
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25
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Lower HCG plasma levels

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Early pregnancy

Ectopic pregnancy

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26
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Renal clearance of HCG accounts for

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30 percent of its metabolic clearance,

Remainder is likely cleared by metabolism in the liver

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27
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Clearance of beta and alpha subunit are about

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10

30 fold

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28
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Both HCG subunits are required for binding to the

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LH HCG receptor in the corpus luteum and the fetal testis

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29
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Most important function of HCG is

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Maintenance of function of corpus luteum (progesterone production ) in early pregnancy

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30
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HCG acts an LH surrogate to stimulate replication og

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Leydig cells and testosterone synthesis

To promote male sexual differentiation

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31
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HCG promotes what? To promote uterine vascular vasodilatation and myometrial muscle relaxation.

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Remain secretion

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32
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Human placental lactogen

Prolactin like activity secreted by

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Anterior pituitary gland

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33
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Human placental lactogen

Immuno chemical resemblance to

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Human growth hormone

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34
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Human placental lactogen

Detected as early as

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2nd to 3rd week of fertilization

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35
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Human placental lactogen

Demonstrated in _________ before 6 weeks

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Cytotrophoblast

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36
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Human placental lactogen

Chemical structures

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191 AA residues

Structurally similar to human prolactin

37
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Human placental lactogen

Located at

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Chromosome 17

38
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Human placental lactogen

Assess after 6 weeks postpartum for gestational diabetes

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Increase concentration during pregnancy and post partum

39
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Human placental lactogen

Detected in placenta within

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5-10 days after conception

40
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Human placental lactogen

Detected in maternal serum as early as

41
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Human placental lactogen

Maternal plasma concentration are linked to placental mass and rises steadily until

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34-36 weeks

42
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Human placental lactogen

Half life

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Between 10-30 minutes

43
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Human placental lactogen

In the first half of pregnancy leads to an increase in hpl plasma concentration

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Prolonged maternal starvation

44
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Human placental lactogen

Stimulated by

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Insulin

Insulin like growth factor

45
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Human placental lactogen

Inhibited by

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PGE2 andPGE2 alpha

46
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Normally secreted by adipocytes

47
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Leptin

Synthesized by

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Cytotrophoblast

Syncytiotrophoblast

48
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Leptin

Inhibit

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Apoptosis and promotes trophoblastic proliferation

49
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Leptin

Function

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Anti obesity

Regulate bone growth and immune function leptin

50
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Neuropeptide Y

Localized in

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Cytotrophoblast

51
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Neuro peptide Y

Causes

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CRH release

52
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Inhibin

Acts to inhibit

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Pituitary FSH release

53
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Inhibin

Produced by

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Human testis
Ovarian granulosa cells
- corpus luteum and trophoblast

54
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Inhibin

Maternal serum levels peak at

55
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Inhibin

Inhibit

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FSH secretion

Ovulation during pregnancy

56
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Inhibin

Act via GnRH to regulate placental

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HCG synthesis

57
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Expressed in the placental and amnion
No detectable in fetal blood before labor but is present in umbilical cord blood after labor begins
Declines rapidly after delivery

58
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Progesterone

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Corpus luteum

59
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Progesterone

> 8 weeks AOG produced by

60
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Progesterone

Normal production rate in pregnancy women

61
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Progesterone

In multi fetal pregnancies it may exceed

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600 mg/ day

62
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Progesterone

Placental progesterone production

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Cholesterol converted to
Pregnenolone within mitochondria catalyzed by
Cytochrome p450

63
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Progesterone

After canalizations by cytochrome p450. It is then converted to

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Progesterone in endoplasmic reticulum by

3 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

64
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Progesterone

Released through the process of

65
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Progesterone

Placenta relies on

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Exogenous cholesterol for progesterone production

66
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Progesterone

Principal precursor

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Cholesterol maternal

67
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Progesterone

Uses LDl cholesterol for progesterone biosynthesis

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Trophoblast

68
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Estrogens relies principally on

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Fetal adrenal precursor

69
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Progesterone

During pregnancy there is an increase in plasma concentration of

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5 alpha dihydroprogesterone

70
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Progesterone

Also converted to

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Potent mineralocorticoid deoxycorticosterone in pregnant and in fetus

71
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Primary hormone during proliferative phase

72
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Estrogen

First 2-4 weeks of pregnancy rising HCG levels maintain production of

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Estradiol in maternal corpus luteum

73
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Estrogen

Decrease significantly at

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7 weeks

Lutheal phase transition

74
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Estrogen

Most potent estrogen in the system

75
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Estrogen

Estradiol production within the corpus luteum of non pregnant as well as early pregnancy

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Luthenized theca

Granulosa cells

76
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Estrogen

Not expressed in human placenta - conversion of C21 to C19 steroid is impossible

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Steroid 17 alpha hydroxylase

77
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Estrogen

Obligatory precursor of estrogen

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C19 steroid

78
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Estrogen

Placenta gas a high capacity to convert C19 to

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Estrone and estradiol

79
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Estrogen

Acted upon by 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 to produce androstenedione

80
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Estrogen

Converts androstenedione to estrone which is converted to 17 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1

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Cytochrome p450 aromatase

81
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Estrogen

It is found that woman who had anencephalic fetuses has a

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Very low estrogens level of about 10%

82
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Estrogen

Anencephalic fetus need

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Folic acid

Vit B12

83
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Estrogen

Principal precursor for placental estradiol synthesis

84
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Estrogen

Most important source of placental estrogen

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Fetal adrenal glands

85
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Estrogen

To prevent neural tube defect how many folic acid

86
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Estrogen

More than 90% of estradiol and estriol formed enters

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Maternal plasma

87
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Estrogen

85% or more of placental progesterone enters

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Maternal plasma

88
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Estrogen

Steroids secreted from syncytiotrophoblast can enter maternal blood directly unlike when hormones enter

89
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Human chorionic gonadotropin

Biological activity similar to

A

luteinizing hormone

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