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doi: 10.3389/fphys.2026.1781613 Received 06 January 2026 Revised 25 March 2026 Accepted 06 April 2026 Published 23 April 2026 Volume 17 - 2026 Edited by David Cristbal Andrade, University of Antofagasta, Chile Reviewed by Srinivasan Ramachandran, University of California, San Diego, United States Jian Chen, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Updates Copyright 2026 Xin, Yang, Wang, Ma and Jing
However, these modifications must be balanced against potential effects on biological activity and safety
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is actually a hormone primarily produced by the placenta during pregnancy if you or your partner have ever used a pregnancy test pee stick, its hCG that the test is measuring in your urine