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प्रश्न
Write a short note on the functions of the following hormone:
Estrogens
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उत्तर
- Estrogen is the female sex hormone that controls the development of secondary sex characteristics such as the enlargement of breasts and the development of female reproductive organs.
- It plays a role in the development, growth, and maturation of female secondary characteristics.
- It influences female sexual behaviour.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Relaxin is produced by ______.
Corpus luteum secretes a hormone called ______.
List the hormones secreted by the following:
Ovary
Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II |
| A. Progesterone | I. Pars intermedia |
| B. Relaxin | II. Ovary |
| C. Melanocyte stimulating hormone | III. Adrenal Medulla |
| D. Catecholamines | IV. Corpus luteum |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Assertion A: FSH acts upon ovarian follicles in female and Leydig cells in male.
Reason R: Growing ovarian follicles secrete estrogen in female while interstitial cells secrete androgen in male human being.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
