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Levonorgestrel decreases cilia beat frequency of human fallopian tubes and rat oviducts without changing morphological structure

Levonorgestrel, a derivative of progesterone, effectively protects women against unwanted pregnancy as an emergency contraceptive. Previous studies have not been successful in determining the mechanism by which levonorgestrel acts. In the present study we analysed cilia beat action and cilia morphol...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Weihong, Zhu, Qian, Yan, Mingxing, Li, Cheng, Yuan, Jiangjing, Qin, Guojuan, Zhang, Jian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6680194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25399777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1681.12337