Hormonal functions of placenta
→ Important hormones synthesized by placenta are:
- Progesterone
- Estrogen
- Human placental lactogen (HPL)
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
→Others are:
- Human chorionic thyrotropin
- Pregnancy specific β, glycoprotein
- Pregnancy associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A)
