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Major hormones secreted by placenta and their important functions?


Ram Mohan Nayak 24th Mar, 2019
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masteranshu27 24th Mar, 2019
Placental hormones -
a. HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) - Promotes growth of corpus luteum and secretions of estrogen and progesterone by corpus luteum.

b. Human Somatomammotropin - Promotes development of some fetal tissues.

c. Estrogen - Promotes growth and development of female reproductive system and female secondary characteristics.

d. Progesterone - Stimulates secretion of uterine milk by uterine endometrial glands
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11th Apr, 2020
hpl is also s placental hormone
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