Medscape7d
The Approval of Mifepristone (RU486) in the United States: What's Wrong With this Picture?
Since its approval in France in 1988, the abortifacient mifepristone (RU486) has proven to be a safe, effective, acceptable option for millions of women seeking abortion during the first several ...
Nature27d
An issue of tissues: divining the split personalities of selective estrogen receptor modulators
As proof of principle, the AF-1 co-activator SRA potentiates progesterone receptor bound to the anti-progestin RU486 (ref. 14), pointing to a possible role for SRA in mediating the functions of ...
Catholic News Agency1d
The “Morning-After Pill”, Rape Victims and Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
Tests have suggested that Mifepristone (RU486), although not licensed as “emergency contraception”, can prevent conception, but also has an abortifacient effect. [9] See Tonti-Filippini N., ...
eLife13d
Peripheral glia and neurons jointly regulate activity-induced synaptic remodeling at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction
This study presents a valuable finding on a new role of glia in activity-dependent synaptic remodeling using the Drosophila NMJ as a model system. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is ...
eLife13d
Peripheral glia and neurons jointly regulate activity-induced synaptic remodeling at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States Dept. of Physiology & Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of ...