and it prepares the uterine wall for a fertilized egg.
One synthetic form of this molecule is levonorgestrel and AKR1C1 catalyzes the metabolism of it. In sperm this molecule promotes the release of Ca2+, which regulates chemotaxis. When secreted this hormone prevents the creation of a new follicle and it can also reduce the likelihood that a woman who has had a preterm birth will have another. Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, acts by antagonizing the receptors for this hormone. Luteinizing hormone stimulates production of this hormone that is produced in the corpus luteum with estrogen and it prepares the uterine wall for a fertilized egg. For 10 points, name this hormone that causes menstruation when its levels decrease.
One synthetic form of this molecule is levonorgestrel and AKR1C1 catalyzes the metabolism of it.
progesterone