| How does progesterone relax the uterus in pregnancy? | |
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PMID: 21388317 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Progesterone relaxes the uterus during pregnancy, resulting in retention of the fetus. A recent study in mice uncovers a molecular pathway through which progesterone indirectly inhibits contraction-associated proteins during pregnancy. |
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Tamas Zakar; Sam Mesiano |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 364 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-03-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 972-3 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Hunter Hospital, and Mothers and Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle - both in Newcastle, NSW, Australia (T.Z.); and the Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (S.M.). |
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