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Progestogens, also sometimes written progestins, progestagens or gestagens, [1] are a class of natural or synthetic steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptors (PR). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Progesterone is the major and most important progestogen in the body.
This is a list of progestogens that are or that have been used in clinical or veterinary medicine.
Progesterone (/ p r oʊ ˈ dʒ ɛ s t ər oʊ n / ⓘ; P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.
Biology portal; Medicine portal Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. C. Combined estrogen ... Pages in category "Progestogens"
Other contexts will include progestogens as a third class of sex steroids, distinct from androgens and estrogens. [5] Progesterone is the most important and only naturally occurring human progestogen. In general, androgens are considered "male sex hormones", since they have masculinizing effects, while estrogens and progestogens are considered ...
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...
This glossary of developmental biology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in the study of developmental biology and related disciplines in biology, including embryology and reproductive biology, primarily as they pertain to vertebrate animals and particularly to humans and other mammals.
5241 18667 Ensembl ENSG00000082175 ENSMUSG00000031870 UniProt P06401 Q00175 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000926 NM_001202474 NM_001271161 NM_001271162 NM_008829 RefSeq (protein) NP_000917 NP_001189403 NP_001258090 NP_001258091 NP_032855 Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 101.03 – 101.13 Mb Chr 9: 8.9 – 8.97 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse The progesterone receptor (PR), also known as ...