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Neonatal Progesterone Programs Adult Uterine Responses to Progesterone and Susceptibility to Uterine Dysfunction.
Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2015
Dhakal Pramod, Rumi M A Karim, Kubota Kaiyu, Chakraborty Damayanti, Chien Jeremy, Roby Katherine F, Soares Michael J
Abstract excerpt
In this report, we investigated the consequences of neonatal progesterone exposure on adult rat uterine function. Female pups were subcutaneously injected with vehicle or progesterone from postnatal days 3 to 9. Early progesterone exposure affected endometrial gland biogenesis, puberty, decidualization, and fertility. Because decidualization and pregnancy success are directly linked to progesterone action on the...
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