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What is the role of corpus luteum following fertilisation and implantation?

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Corpus luteum acts as a temporary endocrine gland. It secretes large amount of progesterone which is essential for the maintenance of endometrium, necessary for implantation of the fertilised egg and other events of pregnancy. It degenerates in the absence of fertilisation.
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