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Progesterone Metabolism in the Murine Submandibular Salivary Gland

Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, Scotland

A.M. Bannon

Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, Scotland

Homogenates of submandibular salivary glands from female mice were incubated with progesterone. This resulted in the formation of 20-hydroxy-progesterone, thus indicating the presence of the enzyme, 20-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 62, No. 10, 1031-1032 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345830620100301


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