Takeshi Kurita

ORCID: 0000-0003-4281-5884 · 3 papers in corpus
2018
Differentiation; research in biological diversity ·doi:10.1016/j.diff.2018.09.001

Development of the human female reproductive tract is reviewed from the ambisexual stage to advanced development of the uterine tube, uterine corpus, uterine cervix and vagina at 22 weeks. Historically this topic has been under-represented …

review 2013
Endocrine Reviews ·doi:10.1210/er.2012-1043

Progesterone receptor (PR) mediates the actions of the ovarian steroid progesterone, which together with estradiol regulates gonadotropin secretion, prepares the endometrium for implantation, maintains pregnancy, and differentiates breast t…

review 2010
Seminars in reproductive medicine ·doi:10.1055/s-0029-1242992

Estradiol (E2) stimulates the growth and inflammation in the ectopic endometriotic tissue that commonly resides on the pelvic organs. Several clinical and laboratory-based observations are indicative of resistance to progesterone action in …