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Studies from University of Edinburgh, Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit yield new information about hormones

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 11th, 2010

Fresh data on hormones are presented in the report 'A Role for the orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor alpha in endometrial stromal cell decidualization and expression of genes implicated in energy metabolism.' According to recent research from Edinburgh, the United Kingdom, "Differentiation (decidualization) of endometrial stromal cells (ESC) is an essential prerequisite for successful implantation and establishment of pregnancy. The aim was to determine whether the orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor a (ERRa, NR3B1), and its target genes, medium chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD, ACADM), pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4), and phosphoenolpyruvate...

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