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Progesterone is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. | Progesterone is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Progesterone.png|frame|right|Progesterone structure, image from PubChem]] | ||
==Alternative names== | ==Alternative names== | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 20 November 2017
Description
Progesterone is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.
Alternative names
- P4
- Agolutin
- Luteohormone
- Crinone
- Pregn-4-ene-3
- 20-dione
Usage Notes
Primarily used for maturation of oocytes or for driving hormone inducible expression constructs.
References
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