define- progesterone
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Progesterone is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. It belongs to a group of steroid hormones called the progestogens, and is the major progestogen in the body. Wikipedia
Formula: C21H30O2
Molar mass: 314.46 g/mol
Boiling point: 447.2 °C
Biological half-life: OMP: 16–18 hours; IM: 22–26 hours; SC: 13–18 hours
Log P: 4.04
Excretion: Renal
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a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
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