Want to learn more about hormones? Salimetrics' featured analyte this month is Progesterone

Salimetrics' Analyte of the Month feature focuses each month on a new analyte from its salivary assay range. The blog entry should help you understand the biological functions of the molecule, but also portrait potential applications you might want to consider in your research. This month: Progesterone.

Progesterone is a steroid hormone and part of the gestagen-family, which also includes 17α- Hydroxyprogesterone. It has a basic 21 carbon backbone and is mainly involved in the menstrual cycle, gestation and embryogenesis. Progesterone is synthesized from cholesterol and produced in the adrenal glands, the gonads and, in the case of pregnancy, the placenta

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