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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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