File:Gray1163.png · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
corpus luteum
Sign in to saveAlso known as Corpora leutia
temporary endocrine structure in ovaries producing progesterone, estradiol and inhibin A; the remains of an ovarian follicle that has released an egg
Key facts
- System
- Reproductive system
- Location
- Ovary
- Latin
- corpus luteum
- Mesh
- D003338
- Ta98
- A09.1.01.015
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
17,015 papers- Regression of corpus luteum in cetaceans: A systematic review.Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2021
- Corpus luteum development: lessons from genetic models in mice.Current topics in developmental biology · 2005
- The corpus luteum.International review of physiology · 1983
- A potential function of RLIP76 in the ovarian corpus luteum.Journal of ovarian research · 2019
- Immune regulation of corpus luteum function.Seminars in reproductive endocrinology · 1997
via PubMed
~9 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The corpus luteum (Latin for "yellow body"; pl.: corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone, and moderate levels of oestradiol, and inhibin A. It is the remains of the ovarian follicle that has released a mature ovum during a previous ovulation.
The corpus luteum is coloured as a result of concentrating carotenoids (including lutein) from the diet and secretes a moderate amount of estrogen that inhibits further release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and thus secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). A new corpus luteum develops with each menstrual cycle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “corpus luteum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.