Luteinization
"Luteinization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Formation of CORPUS LUTEUM. This process includes capillary invasion of the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE, hypertrophy of the GRANULOSA CELLS and the THECA CELLS, and the production of PROGESTERONE. Luteinization is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D034461
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.690.355
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Clark ZL, Karl KR, Ruebel ML, Latham KE, Ireland JJ. Excessive follicle-stimulating hormone during ovarian stimulation of cattle may induce premature luteinization of most ovulatory-size follicles?. Biol Reprod. 2022 05 17; 106(5):968-978.