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Placenta facilitates the supply of O2 and nutrients to the embryo and removal of CO2 and excretory waste products produced by the embryo. Apart from this, placenta is considered as an endocrine tissue. Justify.

Answer»

Placenta produces a number of hormones, which are inevitable for pregnancy and parturition. 

They are:

1. Human chorionic gonadotropins (HCG)

2. Human placental lactogen (HPL)

3. Estrogen

4. Progesterone

5. Relaxin etc.



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