After fertilization, development of a full-term fetus depends upon:

A) release of HCG by the trophoblast to maintain the corpus luteum.
B) production of LH by the placenta.
C) maintenance of the corpus albicans by prolactin.
D) production of estrogen by the adenohypophysis.
E) all of these


Ans: A) release of HCG by the trophoblast to maintain the corpus luteum.

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