Progesterone是类固醇激素，能够调节月经周期。

Progesterone is the major progestational steroid that is secreted primarily by the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA. Progesterone acts on the UTERUS, the MAMMARY GLANDS and the BRAIN. It is required in EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; PREGNANCY maintenance, and the development of mammary tissue for MILK production.

背内侧丘脑核结构损伤21天后的大鼠经Progesterone处理后显示较少的神经元变性.Progesterone在雌性3xTg-AD小鼠中,阻断对Abeta积累的有益效果,但不影响行为表现.在Morris水迷宫空间导航中,Progesterone处理的大鼠比对照大鼠受损小.

Progesterone驱动一系列活动,其中管腔细胞可能提供基底细胞Wnt4和RANKL信号,反过来通过上调同源受体,转录目标和细胞周期的标志回应。Progesterone对乳腺癌细胞的增殖具有双相效应；它刺激第一细胞周期的生长,然后阻断细胞停留在G1/S期。

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C21H30O2

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Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione;孕酮

Ethanol:31.5 mg/mL (100 mM)
DMSO:31.5 mg/mL (100 mM)
Powder: -20°C for 3 years
In solvent: -80°C for 2 years