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Progesterone Inhibits basal and gonadotropin-releasing hormone induction of luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene expression.
Endocrinology - 1 May 2009
Thackray Varykina G, Hunnicutt Jennifer L, Memon Aisha K, Ghochani Yasmin, Mellon Pamela L
Abstract excerpt
LH and FSH play critical roles in mammalian reproduction by mediating steroidogenesis and gametogenesis in the gonad. Gonadal steroid hormone feedback to the hypothalamus and pituitary influences production of the gonadotropins. We previously demonstrated that progesterone differentially regulates the expression of the LH and FSH beta-subunits at the level of the gonadotrope: FSHbeta transcription is induced,...
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