NOUN
- yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
How To Use corpus luteum In A Sentence
- Wood made other major research contributions to gynaecology, previously the Cinderella of medical research, adding to knowledge of uterine contractibility, the psychological effects of hysterectomy, and the corpus luteum's role in ovulation and pregnancy. The Guardian World News
- After the egg leaves the follicle, the round-shaped follicle collapses and becomes a corpus luteum from the Latin “yellow body”. A Baby at Last!
- The cells in the corpus luteum secrete estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin A under control of LH. A Baby at Last!
- If a woman becomes pregnant, the corpus luteum continues to support the early pregnancy. A Baby at Last!
- The corpus luteum is maintained by a hormone signal (HCG-human chorionic gonadotrophin) secreted by the developing placenta. Miscarriage
- If there is no ovulation, then there is no corpus luteum formation and no cyclic rise in pregnanediol levels. 347.
- C {40} H {56} and was apparently identical with the carotin of the carrot, while the lutein of egg-yolk was C {40} H {56} O {2} and more soluble in alcohol, less soluble in petroleum ether, than that of the corpus luteum. Hormones and Heredity
- In the pregnant cow, the conceptus (embryo and associated membranes) must inhibit the release of uterine PGF 2alpha so that the corpus luteum continues to secrete progesterone and pregnancy can be established.
- The presence of the corpus luteum, which is normally formed during the estrous cycle, means that the rats likely have higher amounts of progesterone. Jeffrey Smith: Genetically Modified Soy Diets Lead to Ovary and Uterus Changes in Rats
- The cells in the corpus luteum secrete estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin A under control of LH. A Baby at Last!
