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Functional Morphology and Regulation of the Corpus Luteum

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Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

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Corpora lutea are ephemeral endocrine glands occurring in all vertebrate groups. These structures develop in the ovaries after ovulation, from the membranes of postovulatory follicles. The processes of luteogenesis, luteal maintenance and luteolysis have been studied extensively in mammals. Luteinization of the cells lining the follicular cavity is accompanied by a striking increase in progesterone secretion. Progesterone is the hormone required for the establishment of pregnancy, and the main function of the mammalian corpus luteum is to synthesize and secrete this steroid. Autonomy of progesterone secretion is short-lived in mammals, and the ability of the corpus luteum to maintain progesterone secretion depends on the action of permissive and/or stimulatory factors. Regression of progesterone secretion results from the luteolytic action of other factors. The regulation of the corpus luteum activity in mammals is complex and not completely understood, especially as the mammalian corpus luteum may secrete hormones other than steroids (polypeptide hormones, prostaglandins), the roles of which remain to some extent to be determined.

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Xavier, F. (1987). Functional Morphology and Regulation of the Corpus Luteum. In: Norris, D.O., Jones, R.E. (eds) Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1869-9_9

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