Hormone released by corpus luteum

Prolactin

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Thyroxine

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Progesterone

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The correct option is D Progesterone
Corpus luteum, yellow hormone-secreting body in the female reproductive system. It is formed in an ovary at the site of a follicle, or sac, that has matured and released its ovum, or egg, in the process known as ovulation. It secretes progesterone which helps in maintaining pregnancy.

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