Hormones

New hormones study findings have been reported by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine

Published in Biotech Business Week, April 2nd, 2007

A new study, "Hypothalamic progesterone receptor-A mediates gonadotropin surges, self priming and receptivity in estrogen-primed female mice," is now available. According to recent research from the United States, "Ovarian progesterone (Prog) is an essential steroid hormone for the secretion of GnRH and reproductive behavior. It exerts primary effects through the progesterone receptor (PR)."

"When analyzed separately in vitro, PR isoforms (PR-A, PR-B) display striking differences in transcriptional activity. The present study was undertaken to determine the in vivo impact of each isoform on hypothalamic function in female mice with ablation of a single isoform, either...

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