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Progesterone

Known as: 17?-progesterone, 17alpha-Progesterone, (S)-Pregn-4-en-3,20-dione 
A synthetic form of the endogenous hormone progesterone. Progesterone binds to the progesterone receptor, resulting in dissociation of heat shock… 
National Institutes of Health

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Gonadal Steroid Hormones

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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Progesterone monoclonal antibody blocks pregnancy in mice
Production of monoclonal antibodies by hybrid cell lines1 provides a method potentially superior to conventional techniques for… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Serum progesterone concentrations in cows receiving embryo transfers.
Progesterone concentrations in systemic blood were determined by radioimmunoassay in crossbred cattle used as recipients in an… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Chemical modification of the avian progesterone receptor by pyridoxal 5'-phosphate.
Pyridoxal BP-phosphate inhibits the binding of the avian progesterone receptor to ATP-Sepharose, probably through a Schiff base… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
An iron-containing phosphatase induced by progesterone in the uterine fluids of pigs.
Abstract A basic, progesterone-induced, intrauterine glycoprotein with a purple coloration can be purified from the uterine… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone and of plasma progesterone related to ovulation by corpus luteum biopsy.
ABSTRACT LH, FSH and progesterone levels in blood were determined in 5 subjects at 8-hr intervals over a 5-day period prior to… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
METABOLISM OF 4-14C-PROGESTERONE BY HUMAN FETAL TESTIS AND OVARIES.
Homogenates of testes and ovaries, obtained from human fetuses at 9–11, 12–15 and 19 weeks of gestational age, were incubated… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
A HIGHLY SENSITIVE TEST FOR LH-RELEASING ACTIVITY: THE OVARIECTOMIZED, ESTROGEN PROGESTERONE-BLOCKED RAT.
The LH-releasing effect of crude acidic extracts of rat stalk-median eminence tissue was evaluated in chronically ovariectomized… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Alteration of contractile response of artery strips by a potassium-free solution, cardiac glycosides and changes in stimulation frequency.
Electrical stimulation of helically cut strips of rabbit carotid artery, mounted so as to allow development of tension… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The effect of progesterone on persistent vaginal estrus produced by hypothalamic lesions in the rat.
THERE is much evidence indicating that the central nervous system is of importance in the regulation of the hypophysial secretion… 
Highly Cited
1945
Highly Cited
1945
EARLY IMMUNIZATION AGAINST PERTUSSIS WITH ALUM PRECIPITATED VACCINE
According to the recent mortality records the majority of deaths from pertussis occur in infants. Between 1938 and 1940 inclusive…