Steroid receptors and mammalian penile development: an unexpected role for progesterone receptor?
The increase of progesterone receptor mRNA expression in males and the decrease in females as a result of exposure to medroxyprogesterone acetate, which also causes urethral abnormalities in both sexes, suggests a previously unidentified role for progesterone receptor, possibly interacting with androgen receptor, in anomalous genital tubercle development.
Metabolic endotoxemia and saturated fat might contribute to circulating NGAL concentration in patients with insulin resistance.