A critical period of progesterone withdrawal precedes menstruation in macaques

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Macaques are menstruating nonhuman primates that provide important animal models for studies of hormonal regulation in the uterus. In women and macaques the decline of progesterone (P) at the end of the cycle triggers endometrial expression of a variety of matrix...

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Main Authors: Brenner Robert M, Slayden Ov D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology