Corpus luteum is maintained in a woman, under the effect of

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Corpus luteum is maintained in a woman, under the effect of (A) prolactin (B) progesterone (C) human chorionic gonadotropin (D) somatomammotropin

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Corpus luteum (Yellow body) is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that secretes significant amounts of progesterone hormone and moderate amounts of hormones estradiol and relaxin. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone maintains corpus luteum to secrete progesterone during pregnancy.

Q. Corpus luteum is maintained in a woman, under the effect of

prolactin

progesterone

human chorionic gonadotropin

somatomammotropin