what is the meaning of corpus luteum ? What is it's use in our body ?
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The corpus luteum is essential for establishing and maintaining pregnancy in females. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone, which is a steroid hormone responsible for the decidualization of the endometrium (its development) and maintenance, respectively.....
location is in ovary....
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what is the meaning of corpus luteum ?
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- a hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun.
- Corpus luteum, yellow hormone-secreting body in the female reproductive system.
- It is formed in an ovary at the site of a follicle, or sac, that has matured and released its ovum, or egg, in the process known as ovulation.
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What is it's use in our body ?
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The corpus luteum (CL) is a dynamic endocrine gland within the ovary that plays an integral role in regulation of the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy. The CL forms from cells of the ovarian follicle wall during ovulation. The precise origin of the cells that comprise the CL remains controversial.
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