Select the correct option describing gonadotropin activity in a normal pregnant female:

Select the correct option describing gonadotropin activity in a normal pregnant female:
  1. High level of FSH and LH stimulates the thickening of endometrium.
  2. High level of FSH and LH facilitate implantation of the embryo.
  3. High level of hCG stimulates the synthesize of estrogen and progesterone.
  4. High level of hCG stimulates the thickening of endometrium.

Solution

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone produced primarily by syncytiotrophoblastic cells of the placenta during pregnancy. The hormone stimulates the corpus luteum to produce progesterone to maintain the pregnancy. It maintains the corpus luteum and thereby stimulates the synthesis of estrogen and progesterone.

Asked in: NEET 2014

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