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Progesterone(health)
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progesterone(dictionary)
Progesterone(medicine)
progesterone(dictionary)
hormone, progesterone(medicine)
progesterone-6-hydroxylase(medicine)
receptors, progesterone(medicine)
progesterone unit(medicine)

Progesterone (medicine)


progesterone
<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.