Estrogen action appear to be essential in maintaining pregnancy.

Estrogen action appear to be essential in maintaining pregnancy. Correct Answer True

Estrogen action does not appear to be necessary in sustaining pregnancy because the sulphate moiety cannot be removed from 16 alpha-hydroxy-DHEAS by a foetus with deletion of the gene encoding placental sulfatase. As a result, maternal estrogen levels reach just around 10% of normal levels.
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