Luteolysis
"Luteolysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Degradation of CORPUS LUTEUM. In the absence of pregnancy and diminishing trophic hormones, the corpus luteum undergoes luteolysis which is characterized by the involution and cessation of its endocrine function.
| Descriptor ID |
D003341
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.690.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Luteolysis- Luteolysis
- Corpus Luteum Regression
- Regression, Corpus Luteum
- Luteal Regression
- Regression, Luteal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Luteolysis" by people in Profiles.
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Braden TD, Gamboni F, Niswender GD. Effects of prostaglandin F2 alpha-induced luteolysis on the populations of cells in the ovine corpus luteum. Biol Reprod. 1988 Sep; 39(2):245-53.
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Schwall RH, Gamboni F, Mayan MH, Niswender GD. Changes in the distribution of sizes of ovine luteal cells during the estrous cycle. Biol Reprod. 1986 Jun; 34(5):911-8.
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Van Blerkom J, Motta P. A scanning electron microscopic study of the luteo-follicular complex. III. Repair of ovulated follicle and the formation of the corpus luteum. Cell Tissue Res. 1978 May 18; 189(1):131-53.