STD 11 - 19. Chemical coordination and integration — NEET STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceNEETSTD 11 - 19. Chemical coordination and integration4 Marks
MCQ
Which one of the following is anti-abortion hormone?
A
Relaxin
✓
Progesterone
C
Estrogen
D
Epinephrine
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
Progesterone
b $(i)$ Progesterone is a steroid hormone secreted by corpus luteum $(ii)$ Progesterone is responsible for maintenance of pregnancy, hence called pregnancy hormone by maintaining the endometrium wall $(iii)$ Hyposecretion of progesterone result in abortion. It is also called anti-abortion hormone $(iv)$ During pregnancy progesterone helps in attaching embryo to uterine wall, development of placenta and growth of secretory alveoli in mammary gland
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