Progesterone receptor
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| Progesterone receptor | |
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| Term | Progesterone receptor |
| Short definition | progesterone receptor - (pronounced) (proh-JES-teh-rone reh-SEP-ter) protein found in the cells of female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue and some cancer cells. The hormone progesterone binds to the receptors in the cells and can cause the cells to grow. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
progesterone receptor - (pronounced) (proh-JES-teh-rone reh-SEP-ter) protein found in the cells of female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue and some cancer cells. The hormone progesterone binds to the receptors in the cells and can cause the cells to grow. Also called PR
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- Wikipedia's article - Progesterone receptor
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