The human growth hormone (hGH)/human placental lactogen (hPL) gene family, which
consists of two GH and three PL genes, is important in the regulation of maternal and fetal …

Introduction G ROWTH HORMONE (GH), prolactin (Prl), and chorionic somatomammotropin
(CS, placental lactogen) are a family of polypeptide hormones that are related by function …

Noncoding sequences have been tabulated for 211 messenger R'JAs from higher
eukaryotic cells. The 5′-proximal AUG triplet serves as the initiator codon in 95% of the …

The human chromosomal growth hormone locus contained on cloned DNA and spanning
approximately 66,500 bp was sequenced in its entirety to provide a framework for the …

Proteins which are transferred across two membrane bilayers into mitochondria and
chloroplasts have also now been found to have transient amino terminal regions (-3, 11, 12) …

Placental growth hormone (PGH) is the product of the GH-V gene, predominantly expressed
in the syncytiotrophoblast layer of the human placenta. PGH differs from pituitary growth …

I. Introduction T HE placenta is an important source of a diverse group of hormones,
cytokines, and growth factors necessary for continuation of pregnancy. Due to its continued …

The placenta plays a critical role in providing an environment that supports optimal fetal
growth. It does this by providing the site of nutrient transfer from the mother to the fetus and …

Placental growth hormone is the product of the GH-V gene specifically expressed in the
syncytiotrophoblast layer of the human placenta. Placental growth hormone differs from …

Fetal growth is a complex process that depends on the genotype and epigenotype of the
fetus, maternal nutrition, the availability of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, intrauterine …