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The Journal of reproductive medicine • 2004 | View Paper
“ Progesterone , previously shown to increase the esterification of retinol by lecithin:retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) in vitro, was added to the SC medium; progesterone facilitated retinol uptake in cultured SC.”
“In contrast, treatment with the same amount of vitamin A was associated with a significant (P<0.01) increase in progesterone production of the cells.”
“Stimulation of progesterone production by vitamin A was noted in dose-dependent manners.”