Progesterone induces the growth and infiltrat... [Biomed Res Int. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 07 Jul 14Progesterone shown to stimulate growth and migration of astrocytes in the brain. The has both implications in cancer, such as in astrocytomas, but also in TBI. The study also found that the Progesterone antagonist RU486 inhibited this effect. A more thorough evaluation would have included the pregnane metabolites.