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progesterone biosynthetic process

Known as: progesterone anabolism, progesterone formation, progesterone biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of progesterone, a steroid hormone produced in the ovary which prepares and maintains… 
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negative regulation of progesterone biosynthesis involved in luteolysis

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Hormonal regulation of steroidogenic enzyme expression in granulosa cells during the peri-ovulatory interval in monkeys.
Although progesterone plays an essential role in ovulation and the luteiniziation of the primate follicle, the expression of… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Transcriptional activation of cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage enzyme expression during trophoblast cell differentiation.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Control of progesterone production in small and large bovine luteal cells separated by flow cytometry.
Corpora lutea were collected from Holstein heifers on Days 10 and 12 of the oestrous cycle and the cells were dispersed with… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Fibroblast growth factor inhibits luteinizing hormone-stimulated androgen production by cultured rat testicular cells.
The effect of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) on LH-stimulated testosterone production was investigated using primary cultures of… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Calcium-dependent, cyclic nucleotide-independent steroidogenesis in the bovine placenta.
Dispersed bovine placental cells (fetal cotyledon and maternal caruncle) were shown to synthesize progesterone. To determine if… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mechanisms by which calcium ions regulate the steroidogenic actions of luteinizing hormone in isolated ovarian cells in vitro.
Incubation of swine granulosa cells in chemically defined medium selectively deficient in calcium ions markedly impaired… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Regulation of cholesterol and progesterone synthesis in human placental cells in culture by serum lipoproteins.
Employing dispersed human trophoblastic cells in primary culture, the role of serum lipoproteins in regulating the synthesis of… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Prostaglandin stimulation of in vitro progesterone synthesis.
ABSTRACT Bovine corpora lutea slices were incubated with prostaglandins and gonadotropins. All the prostaglandins tested (PGE2… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Influence of luteinizing hormone on corpus luteum metabolism and progesterone biosynthesis throughout the bovine estrous cycle.
Progesterone biosynthesis in vitro by slices of bovine corpora lutea obtained surgically throughout the estrous cycle has been… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
EFFECTS OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE ON PROGESTIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE LUTEINIZED RAT OVARY.
A rapid 2-dimensional thinlayer chromatographic procedure has been described for the isolation and quantitative measurement of… 
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