Human chorionic gonadotropin is not
A)secreted by the placenta
B)responsible for maintaining the corpus luteum
C)secreted by the corpus luteum
D)used as the basis of pregnancy diagnosis tests
E)secreted primarily during the first 10 weeks of gestation

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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is not secreted by the corpus luteum; it is secreted by the placenta. The corpus luteum is maintained by hCG, but it does not produce it.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Is Not