Progesterone and its metabolites promote the viability of neurons in the brain and spinal
cord. Their neuroprotective effects have been documented in different lesion models …

The recent discovery of a novel, membrane localized progestin receptor (mPR) unrelated to
the classical progesterone receptor (PR) in fishes and its subsequent identification in …

Adiponectin stimulation of its receptors, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, increases the activities of
5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor …

A novel progestin receptor (mPR) with seven-transmembrane domains was recently
discovered in spotted seatrout and homologous genes were identified in other vertebrates …

Due to evolutionary conservation of biology, experimental knowledge captured from genetic
studies in eukaryotic model organisms provides insight into human cellular pathways and …

The antifungal activity of the PR-5 family of plant defense proteins has been suspected to
involve specific plasma membrane component (s) of the fungal target. Osmotin is a tobacco …

Studies of adipose tissue biology have demonstrated that adipose tissue should be
considered as both passive, energy-storing tissue and an endocrine organ because of the …

The maintenance of a fluid lipid bilayer is key for membrane integrity and cell viability. We
are only beginning to understand how eukaryotic cells sense and maintain the characteristic …

Progesterone is a sexual steroid hormone that has a critical role in reproductive processes
in males and females of several species, including humans. Furthermore, progesterone has …

Rapid, non-transcriptionally mediated, effects of glucocorticoids affect many behaviors as
well as inhibition of function in the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis. In this short review, it …