The Hormone Progesterone

question 144

Multiple Choice

The hormone progesterone

• A) is produced by the corpus luteum.
• B) causes the development of the secondary sex characteristics.
• C) is responsible for the development of the female body contours.
• D) All of the above are true of progesterone.

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