Abstract:The effects of the Β2-adrenergic agonist hexoprenaline were studied on the progesterone production of rat and human corpora lutea and compared to hCG-induced hormone production. Human corpora lutea were obtained from healthy patients, rat corpora lutea were harvested on day 6 of pseudopregnancy. Corpora lutea were digested by trypsin and homogeneous luteal cell suspension (6 × 105 cells/ml) was incubated for 2 h. Hexoprenaline and hCG were added to the medium and progesterone production w… Show more
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