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Progesterone receptors in endometrial cancer invasion and metastasis: development of a mouse model.
Steroids - 1 Nov 2003
Hanekamp Eline E, Gielen Susanne C J P, van Oosterhoud Susanna A, Burger Curt W, Grootegoed J Anton, Huikeshoven Frans J, Blok Leen J
Abstract excerpt
Progestagens inhibit growth of endometrial cancer cells in vivo and in vitro, and also are reported to inhibit endometrial cancer cell invasion. The progesterone receptor (PR) isotypes PRA and PRB have different transcriptional activity. There are indications that relative over expression of PRB could lead to development of a more invasive phenotype in endometrial cancer. To study the effect of progestagens and...
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