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[Placental hormones and fetal growth]
J Guibourdenche1, D Porquet, D Evain-Brion
1Service d'hormonologie, hôpital Robert-Debré, unité Inserm U427, faculté de pharmacie, 4, avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris, France.
Gynecologie, Obstetrique & Fertilite
|September 29, 2001
Abstract:
Fetal growth is controlled by the placenta which mediates fetal nutritional supplies. During pregnancy, the placenta secretes a specific placental growth hormone which replaces the pituitary growth hormone in the maternal circulation. Placental growth hormone is one example of the materno-placental cooperation which is impaired in cases of intra-uterine growth retardation.