The major progestational steroid that is secreted primarily by the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA. Progesterone acts on the UTERUS, the MAMMARY GLANDS and the BRAIN. It is required in EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; PREGNANCY maintenance, and the development of mammary tissue for MILK production. Progesterone, converted from PREGNENOLONE, also serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Progesterone has been studied across 15 research domains including 🧬 Hormones, 😴 Sleep, ♀♂ Sexual Health, 🔬 Oncology, 🧠 Focus & Attention. The primary research focus is 🧬 Hormones with 90% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Progesterone, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
This evidence profile for Progesterone is generated deterministically from 496 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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