Article
Progesterone limits the tumor-promoting effects of the beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin via non-nuclear receptors
2022-02-22
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Beta-hCG can be detected in post-menopausal women, who also demonstrate an increased cancer risk. Whether ovarian hormones mediate cytotoxic effects on beta-hCG-responsive tumor cells, whether beta-hCG exerts enhanced pro-tumorigenic effects in the absence of ovarian steroids, and whether steroid administration can have restorative effects on tumor molecular profiles and prog...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 18d88a7f-c1e3-56d7-9ffa-7269bf036690
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1368962/v1
