Diverse modes of action of progesterone and its metabolites

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-6, 1996, Pages 209-219

  Mahesh, Virendra B ^a   Brann, Darrell W ^a   Hendry, Lawrence B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME; ANESTHESIA; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPERM; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0029986357     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(95)00238-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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