Substance Name: Chorionic Gonadotropin
RN: 9002-61-3
Note
- A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone produced primarily by the PLACENTA. Similar to the pituitary LUTEINIZING HORMONE in structure and function, chorionic gonadotropin is involved in maintaining the CORPUS LUTEUM during pregnancy. CG consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is virtually identical to the alpha subunits of the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN).
Molecular Formula
- Unspecified
Classification Codes
- Gonad-Stimulating Principle
- Hormone
- Human Data
- Mutation Data
- Reproductive Control Agents
- Reproductive Effect
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Names and Synonyms
Results Name
- Chorionic gonadotropin
Name of Substance
- Chorionic gonadotropin
- Gonadotropin, chorionic [USP]
- Human chorionic gonadotropin
MeSH Heading
- Chorionic gonadotropin
Synonyms
- A.P.L.
- Ambinon
- Antelobine
- Anteparsine
- Antophysin
- Antuitrin S
- APL
- APL (hormone)
- Apoidina
- Choragon
- Chorigon
- Choriogonadotropin
- Choriogonin
- Choriongonadotropinum
- Chorionic gonadotrophin
- Chorionic gonadotropic hormone
- Chorionic gonadotropin
- Chorionic gonadotropin (human)
- Choron 10
- Chorulon
- Coriantin
- EINECS 232-660-2
- Endocorion
- Ferti-cept
- Follutein
- Gestasol Dry
- Glanduantin-ch
- Gonabion
- Gonadex
- Gonadotraphon lh
- Gonadotrofina corionica
- Gonadotrofina corionica [INN-Spanish]
- Gonadotrop(h)in, human chorionic
- Gonadotrophin, chorionic
- Gonadotrophine chorionique
- Gonadotrophine chorionique [INN-French]
- Gonadotrophinum chorionicum
- Gonadotrophinum chorionicum [INN-Latin]
- Gonadotropin
- Gonadotropin, chorionic
- Gonadotropin, human chorionic
- Gonadotropina corionica
- Gonadotropina corionica [DCIT]
- Gonadotropinum chorionicum
- Gonadyl-chorionic
- Gonan
- Gravimun
- HCG
- HSDB 3305
- Human chorionic gonadotrop(h)in
- Human chorionic gonadotrophin
- Human chorionic gonadotropin
- Korotrin
- Lutormone
- Novarel
- Physex
- Physostab
- Praedyn
- Pranturon
- Predalon
- Pregnancy urine extract
- Pregnesin
- Pregnyl
- Primogonyl
- Profasi
- Prolan (bayer)
- Randonos
- Riogon
- Synaphorin
Systematic Name
- Gonadotropin, chorionic
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 9002-61-3
Other Registry Numbers
- 11130-48-6
- 53321-48-5
System Generated Number
- 0009002613