Progesterone as a mediator of gonadotrophin action in the corpus luteum: Beyond steroidogenesis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-117

  Stouffer, R L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorionic gonadotrophin; Early pregnancy; Luteinizing hormone; Luteolysis; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MATRILYSIN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; PROTEINASE; TRILOSTANE;

APOPTOSIS; CLINICAL STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIFESPAN; LUTEOLYSIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY FUNCTION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0038633397     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmg016     Document Type: Review

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