Open AccessThe effect of chorionic gonadotropin on the formation of a secondary immune response
Author(s) -
С. В. Ширшев
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11948
Subject(s) - placenta , human chorionic gonadotropin , gonadotropin , immune system , fetus , antigen , andrology , hormone , endocrinology , medicine , biology , pregnancy , immunology , genetics
Chorionic gonadotropin (CG), synthesized by human placenta, controls the hormonal mechanisms of growth and development of the fetoplacental complex from the moment of implantation of the egg to the birth. A semi-allogenic fetus and placenta are recognized by the mothers lymphocytes as foreign antigenic material, but for a number of reasons they are not rejected by them.