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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-37353 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nallasamy Shanmugasundaram S Kim Jaeyeon J Sitruk-Ware Regine R Bagchi Milan M Bagchi Indrani I
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) 20120925 4
Ulipristal acetate (UPA), a progesterone receptor (PR) modulator, is used as an emergency contraceptive in women. Here, using a mouse model, we investigated the mechanism of action of UPA as an ovulation blocker. In mice, ovulation is induced ~12 hours following the treatment with exogenous gonadotropins, including human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which mimics the action of luteinizing hormone (LH). When administered within 6 hours of hCG treatment, UPA is a potent blocker of ovulation. Howev ...[more]