Intestinal tumorigenesis is not affected by progesterone signaling in rodent models.

Clinical data suggest that progestins have chemopreventive properties in the development of colorectal cancer. We set out to examine a potential protective effect of progestins and progesterone signaling on colon cancer development. In normal and neoplastic intestinal tissue, we found that the proge...

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Main Authors: Jarom Heijmans, Vanesa Muncan, Rutger J Jacobs, Eveline S M de Jonge-Muller, Laura Graven, Izak Biemond, Antwan G Ederveen, Patrick G Groothuis, Sietse Mosselman, James C Hardwick, Daniel W Hommes, Gijs R van den Brink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3144908?pdf=render