Influence of progesterone in the mitochondrial size in the uterine glands of the rat mouse, hamster, and guinea-pig.
The administration of progesterone produced giant mitochondria in the gland cells of the rat uterus but not in those of the mouse, hamster, and guinea-pig uteri. Chloramphenicol did not impede the appearance of the giant mitochondria. The implication of the differential response of the mitochondria is not yet known.
D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D014599:Uterus / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D011374:Progesterone; D002701:Chloramphenicol