title: Fetoplacental endocrine and metabolic physiology.
abstract: This article deals with the formation and metabolism of steroid hormones in pregnancy and the proposed functions of these hormones; the formation of the polypeptide and neuropeptide hormones of fetus and placenta and their regulatory roles in pregnancy homeostasis; and the fetal thyroid gland and its regulation. It also focuses on the role played by the endocrine system in allowing the pregnancy to function as a heterograft and in initiating the process of labor.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000196:embryology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010926:Placental Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011372:Progestins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D013737:Testis / Q000196:embryology
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006062:Gonadotropins; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; D010926:Placental Hormones; D011372:Progestins; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone