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HCG

tumour marker> A hormone that is produced by the developing placenta and by the fertilized egg after implantation in the uterine wall. This hormone is measured in the blood to determine pregnancy. Human chorionic gonadotrophin increases in quantity through the first trimester of pregnancy and begin to taper off after 85 days. Serum human chorionic gonadotrophin testing is accurate 48 hour post conception. Urine human chorionic gonadotrophin testing is a public method of house pregnancy determination as human chorionic gonadotrophin can be detected in urine. Acronym: HCG This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology
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