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Q.

Placenta secretes all the following hormones, except

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a

hCG

b

hGH

c

progesterone

d

hPL

answer is C.

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hGH (human growth hormone) is secreted by anterior pituitary gland (not placenta).

Placenta acts as an endocrine tissue and produces several hormones like human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), human placental lactogen (hPL), estrogens, progestogens, etc. In the later
phase of pregnancy, a hormone called relaxin is also secreted by both placenta and ovary.

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