Normal placental progesterone synthesis can occur in pregnancies in which the fetal steroidogenic organs (adrenal cortex, testis, ovary) cannot efficiently make progesterone
This is due to the fact that placental progesterone synthesis is not dependent on:
A. LDL receptor
B. 3?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
C. CYP11A1 (side-chain cleavage)
D. steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein
E. cholesterol ester hydrolase
ANS: D
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