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Progesterone receptor function from a behavioral perspective.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Jun 1997
Mani S K, Blaustein J D, O'Malley B W
Abstract excerpt
Hormonal induction of sexual receptivity in ovariectomized female mice can be effectively reinstated by sequential administration of estradiol and progesterone. In this regard, mice appear to be similar to other rodents. While it is generally accepted that hypothalamic progesterone receptors function as estradiol-induced transcription factors in the induction of sexual receptivity in rats, hamsters, and guinea...
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