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Rethinking progesterone regulation of female reproductive cyclicity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 Apr 2016
Kubota Kaiyu, Cui Wei, Dhakal Pramod, Wolfe Michael W, Rumi M A Karim, Vivian Jay L, Roby Katherine F, Soares Michael J
Abstract excerpt
The progesterone receptor (PGR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor with key roles in the regulation of female fertility. Much has been learned of the actions of PGR signaling through the use of pharmacologic inhibitors and genetic manipulation, using mouse mutagenesis. Characterization of rats with a null mutation at the Pgr locus has forced a reexamination of the role of progesterone in the regulation of...
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