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Question
Human chronic Gonadotropin:
Options
Stimulates the growth of placenta
Stimulates the development of new follicles
Inhibits the secretion of milk till child birth
Stimulates the corpus luteum to grow and secrete progesterone
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Solution
Stimulates the corpus luteum to grow and secrete progesterone
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