- The
corpus luteum (Latin for "yellow body"; pl.:
corpora lutea) is a
temporary endocrine structure in
female ovaries involved in the
production of relatively...
- A
corpus luteum cyst is a type of
ovarian cyst
which may
rupture about the time of menstruation, and take up to
three months to
disappear entirely. A...
- The
corpus albicans (Latin for "whitening body"; also
known as
atretic corpus luteum,
corpus candicans, or
simply as albicans) is the
regressed form of...
-
fertilized egg, and
development of the
corpus luteum. In the
absence of
fertilization by sperm, the
corpus luteum degenerates leading to a
decrease in progesterone...
-
which is also
secreted by the
corpus luteum,
contributes to FSH inhibition. Progesterone,
secreted by the
corpus luteum,
inhibits the
follicular growth...
- the
activity of the
corpus luteum,
which produces progesterone. The
signs of
estrogen stimulation subside and the
corpus luteum starts to form. The uterine...
- the
corpus luteum,
which is a m**** of
cells that
forms in an
ovary after an ovum (egg) has been
discharged but
remains unfertilized. The
corpus luteum is...
-
implantation does not
occur within about two w****s, the
corpus luteum degenerates into the
corpus albicans,
which does not
produce hormones,
causing a sharp...
-
exception of the
presence of a fetus,
creating a
false pregnancy. The
corpus luteum (the
remains of an
ovulated ovarian follicle) is
responsible for the...
- of the
corpus luteum by
activation of
genes that are
responsible for
corpus luteum maintenance.
During mid to late pregnancy, the
corpus luteum relies...
