Endocrine function of the placenta

Explain the endocrine function of the placenta?

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The placenta is not a fix gland of the endocrine scheme but it in addition has endocrinal purpose. The placenta makes progesterone harmone and estrogen harmone . Plus It secretes human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG, that behaves likewise to the hypophyseal LH), human placental lactogen, resembling to prolactin and stimulant of the mammary glands,  and a sequence of hormonal peptides like the hormones of the hypothalamus-hypophysis axis.

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