Progesterone Upregulates Gene Expression in Normal Human Thyroid Follicular Cells

Thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules are more prevalent in women than men, so female sex hormones may have an etiological role in these conditions. There are no data about direct effects of progesterone on thyroid cells, so the aim of the present study was to evaluate progesterone effects in the sodiu...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Santin Bertoni, Ilma Simoni Brum, Ana Caroline Hillebrand, Tania Weber Furlanetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/864852