progesterone catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006709

Synonyms

• progesterone breakdown
• progesterone catabolism
• progesterone degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of progesterone, a steroid hormone produced in the ovary which prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. Also found in plants. http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/

References

Ontology

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