title: Progesterone receptor expression in human cervix uteri.
abstract: Progesterone receptor (PR) expression was studied in human cervix uteri from 21 cases. The study was performed on fresh frozen material with application of mouse anti-rabbit PR antibody and the immunoperoxidase method. Most cervical PR-s were present in the glandular epithelium and in smooth muscle cells. The results suggest that PR expression in the cervical glands is hormone-dependent; it was strongest in the presence of estrogen-stimulated endometrium, weaker with progesterone stimulation and absent in atrophy. The ectocervical epithelium contained relatively few progesterone receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathomorphology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kupryjańczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000737:chemistry*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000737:chemistry; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011980:Receptors, Progesterone