dictionary help| luteohormone --> progesterone | medical dictionary |
<biochemistry, gynaecology> Produced in the corpus luteum, as an antagonist of oestrogens. Promotes proliferation of uterine mucosa and the implantation of the blastocyst, prevents further follicular development.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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