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9. The surge in plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) that occurs at the end of the follicular phase (and beginning of the luteal phase) is responsible for ________.

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stimulus for ovulation

Step-by-step explanation:

The spike of LH release (actually a series of sharp secretory spurts) is the stimulus for ovulation, which marks the transition from the proliferative to the secretory phase (days 15–28) of the menstrual cycle.

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