pubmed-article:11464582 | pubmed:abstractText | There is an increased doubt about the identity of isolated cytotrophoblast cells at term. Therefore, we compared pregnancy serum levels of three hormones [human placental lactogen (hPL), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and leptin] with the capacity for hormone production of early placentae [EP; 8-13 weeks of gestation (WG)] and term placentae (TP; 38-42 WG). | lld:pubmed |