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Progesterone block

A.I. Csapo

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The American Journal of Anatomy, 98(2), 273-291

DOI 10.1002/aja.1000980206 PMID 13326855

Abstract

In 1899 Gustav Born advanced the theory that the corpus luteum of the ovary is a gland of internal secretion, its activity being a prerequisite for the implantation and early development of the fertilized ovum. Conclusive proof of the theory was provided by Fraenkel ('10) in demonstrating that cauterization of the corpora lutea in pregnant rabbits leads to the resorption of the fertilized ova, provided that the operation took place during the first 7 days of gestation. He extended the period of the indispensable role of the corpora lutea in the …

Topics

Reproductive Endocrinology > Progesterone > Uterine QuiescencePregnancy > Physiology > Progesterone Block TheoryReproductive Endocrinology > Corpus Luteum > Pregnancy Maintenance
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PMID 13326855 13326855 DOI 10.1002/aja.1000980206 10.1002/aja.1000980206

Cite this article

CSAPO, A. (1956). Progesterone block. *The American journal of anatomy*, *98*(2), 273-291. https://doi.org/10.1002/aja.1000980206

Keywords

Female, Hormones, Humans, Lipid Metabolism, Placenta, Placental Hormones, Pregnancy, Progesterone/metabolism, Uterus/metabolism, Hormones, Placental Hormones, Progesterone, PLACENTA/hormones, PROGESTERONE/metabolism, UTERUS/metabolism

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