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Prefertilization Progesterone Treatment: Effect on Endometrium Uteroglobin Secretion, and Embryonic Development

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Biological methods of demonstrating direct effects of steroids on the female genital tract are important for the development of contraceptive or interceptive preparations which do not inhibit hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian function.

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  1. Endocrinological Research and Development Laboratories, Organon International B.V., Oss, The Netherlands

    J. de Visser

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  1. Abteilung Anatomie und Reproduktionsbiologie, Medizinische Fakultät der RWTH Aachen, D-5100, Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Henning M. Beier

  2. Institut für Physiologische Chemie I, Medizinische Fakultät der Philipps-Universität, D-3550, Marburg/Lahn, Federal Republic of Germany

    Peter Karlson

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de Visser, J. (1982). Prefertilization Progesterone Treatment: Effect on Endometrium Uteroglobin Secretion, and Embryonic Development. In: Beier, H.M., Karlson, P. (eds) Proteins and Steroids in Early Pregnancy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67890-5_8

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