Effects of progesterone on serum levels
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E.I. Barengolts; T. Kouznetsova; A. Segalene; P. Lathon; C. Odvina; S.C. Kukreja
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Article
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2009
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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Local and systemic insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) may be involved in the regulation of bone formation by sex hormones. The present studies describe the in vivo effects of estradiol, progesterone, or both on IGF-1 mRNA abundance in bone, serum IGF-1 levels, and bone formation. Rats were sham-oper