Corpus Luteum
"Corpus Luteum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
| Descriptor ID |
D003338
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.319.114.630.278 A06.407.312.497.278
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