Open AccessNuclear Progesterone Receptors in the Human Pregnancy Myometrium: Evidence that Parturition Involves Functional Progesterone Withdrawal Mediated by Increased Expression of Progesterone Receptor-A
Author(s) -
Amy Merlino,
Toni Welsh,
Huiqing Tan,
Li Juan Yi,
Ver Can,
Brian M. Mercer,
Sam Mesiano
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-0077
Subject(s) - progesterone receptor , myometrium , receptor , pregnancy , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , uterus , biology , estrogen receptor , cancer , breast cancer , genetics
We examined whether human parturition involves functional progesterone withdrawal mediated by changes in myometrial expression of progesterone receptors (PRs)-A and -B.
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