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Hormones secreted by the placenta to maintain pregnancy are

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a

hCG, hPL, progestogens, prolactin

b

hCG, hPL, estrogens, relaxin, oxytocin

c

hCG, hPL, progestogens, estrogens

d

hCG, progestogens, estrogens, glucocorticoids

answer is C.

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Hormones secreted by the placenta to maintain pregnancy are hCG, hPL, progestogens, estrogens.Prolactin is secreted by adenohypophyses. It stimulates milk secretionOxytocin is secreted by neurohypophyses. It is required for parturition; not for the maintenance of pregnancyGlucocorticoids are secreted by adrenal gland. Cortisol also plays a role in parturition
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