Expression of Steroid Hormone Receptors in the Pregnant Uterus

摘要: The uterus of mammalian species plays the central role in providing appropriate environment for establishment and maintenance pregnancy. coordinated actions estradiol (E) progesterone (P) are essential all stages pregnancy from implantation to parturition. These steroid hormones exert their effects on gene expression primarily through specific receptors (R) present uterine tissue compartmentalized within different cell types. Because importance female reproductive functions, presence regulation these ligand-inducible transcription factors have been focus numerous studies. Although many other regulatory molecules believed be part hormonal cascade action triggered by E P, roles discussed elsewhere this volume.