progesterone catabolic process
id: GO:0006709
name: progesterone catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0008208 | C21-steroid hormone catabolic process |
GO:0042448 | progesterone metabolic process |