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Question
Write a short note on the functions of the following hormone:
Estrogens
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
- 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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