Which organ is most sensitive to progesterone?
Answers
Progesterone is an essential element of a long and healthy life.
Ithas a variety of important functions in the body.
It is also a crucial metabolic intermediate in the production of other endogenous steroids, including the sex hormones and the corticosteroids, and plays an important role in brain function as a neurosteroid.
ANSWER:
The organ which is most sensitive to progesterone is ovaries.
EXPLANATION:
Progesterone is produced in ovaries, adrenal glands and placenta when a 'woman gets pregnant'. The progesterone also maintains the wall of the uterus.
As a hormone, progesterone is very important and has several functions in the body. It plays an important role in controlling the sex hormones. As a neurosteriod, progesterone plays a vital role in the 'functioning of the brain'.