...Anna Kasielska-Trojan; Marian Danilewicz; Bogusław Antoszewski Background/Aims: The aim of this research was to analyze digit ratio in relation to estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) expression and to verify digit ratio (2D: 4D) as a marker of ER and PR overexpression in the male...

...S.K. Akram; L. Sahlin; E. Östlund; L. Hagenäs; G. Fried; O. Söder Background/Aims: Fetal growth restriction is a complex problem of pregnancy arising from multiple etiologies. Key regulatory elements of growth are the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis, and estrogen and progesterone receptors...

...K.C. Taylor; C.M. Small; M.P. Epstein; S.L. Sherman; W. Tang; M.M. Wilson; M. Bouzyk; M. Marcus Background: Age at menarche and menstrual cycle characteristics are indicators of endocrine function and may be risk factors for diseases such as reproductive cancers. The progesterone receptor gene (PGR...

...M. Misrahi; H. Loosfelt; M. Atger; A. Guiochon-Mantel; M. Applanat; A. Bailly; M.T. Vu Hai-Luu Thi; P. Lescop; F. Lorenzo; P. Bouchard; E. Milgrom During the past years there has been an improvement in our understanding of the molecular mechanism of action of the progesterone receptor (PR...

...Ryou Misao; Yoshihito Nakanishi; Jiro Fujimoto; Teruhiko Tamaya To understand the biology of sex steroids in the human corpus luteum, the expression of estrogen receptor alpha, progesterone receptor, and androgen receptor mRNA levels was determined by semiquantitative reverse-transcription...