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Which of the following hormones is secreted by implanted blastocyst, that acts on the corpus luteum in the ovary, stimulating the body to produce estrogens and progesterone to maintain the uterine lining?

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Estrogen

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hCG

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Progesterone

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Oxytocin

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The correct option is B hCG
The implanted blastocyst secretes a hormone, a human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), that acts on the corpus luteum in the ovary, stimulating the body to produce estrogens and progesterone to maintain the uterine lining. Human chorionic gonadotropin is a glycoprotein composed of 237 amino acids.
Thus, the correct option is (B).

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