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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDlut%C3%A9_t%C4%9Bl%C3%ADsko" title="Žluté tělísko – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Žluté tělísko" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_gule_legeme" title="Det gule legeme – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Det gule legeme" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelbk%C3%B6rper" title="Gelbkörper – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Gelbkörper" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" 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data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpo_l%C3%BAteo" title="Corpo lúteo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Corpo lúteo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%99%A9%EC%B2%B4" title="황체 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="황체" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%B6" title="Դեղին մարմին – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դեղին մարմին" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" 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ķermenis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geltonk%C5%ABnis" title="Geltonkūnis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Geltonkūnis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mad mw-list-item"><a href="https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korpus_luteum" title="Korpus luteum – Madurese" lang="mad" hreflang="mad" data-title="Korpus luteum" data-language-autonym="Madhurâ" data-language-local-name="Madurese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Madhurâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%BE_%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE" title="Жолто тело – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Жолто тело" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_luteum" title="Corpus luteum – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Corpus luteum" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AE" title="कर्पस ल्यूटम – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="कर्पस ल्यूटम" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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searchaux" style="display:none">Temporary endocrine structure in ovaries</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Outer covering. 1’. Attached border. 2. Central <a href="/wiki/Stroma_of_ovary" title="Stroma of ovary">stroma</a>. 3. Peripheral stroma. 4. Bloodvessels. 5. Vesicular follicles in their earliest stage. 6, 7, 8. More advanced follicles. 9. An almost mature follicle. 9’. Follicle from which the ovum has escaped. 10. <b>Corpus luteum</b>.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Organ_system" title="Organ system">System</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reproductive_system" title="Reproductive system">Reproductive system</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">Ovary</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>corpus luteum</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D003338">D003338</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/09.1.01.015%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A09.1.01.015</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=3484">3484</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma18619">18619</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_microanatomy" title="Anatomical terms of microanatomy">Anatomical terms of microanatomy</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749637" class="extiw" title="d:Q749637">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>corpus luteum</b> (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> for "yellow body"; <abbr title="plural form">pl.</abbr>: <b>corpora lutea</b>) is a temporary <a href="/wiki/Endocrine" class="mw-redirect" title="Endocrine">endocrine</a> structure in female <a href="/wiki/Ovaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Ovaries">ovaries</a> involved in the production of relatively high levels of <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a>, and moderate levels of <a href="/wiki/Estradiol" title="Estradiol">estradiol</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Inhibin_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Inhibin A">inhibin A</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the remains of the ovarian follicle that has released a mature ovum during a previous ovulation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKarch2017657_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKarch2017657-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The corpus luteum is colored as a result of concentrating <a href="/wiki/Carotenoid" title="Carotenoid">carotenoids</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Lutein" title="Lutein">lutein</a>) from the diet and secretes a moderate amount of <a href="/wiki/Estrogen" title="Estrogen">estrogen</a> that inhibits further release of <a href="/wiki/Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone" title="Gonadotropin-releasing hormone">gonadotropin-releasing hormone</a> (GnRH) and thus secretion of <a href="/wiki/Luteinizing_hormone" title="Luteinizing hormone">luteinizing hormone</a> (LH) and <a href="/wiki/Follicle-stimulating_hormone" title="Follicle-stimulating hormone">follicle-stimulating hormone</a> (FSH). A new corpus luteum develops with each <a href="/wiki/Menstrual_cycle" title="Menstrual cycle">menstrual cycle</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_and_structure">Development and structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development and structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The corpus luteum develops from an <a href="/wiki/Ovarian_follicle" title="Ovarian follicle">ovarian follicle</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Luteal_phase" title="Luteal phase">luteal phase</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Menstrual_cycle" title="Menstrual cycle">menstrual cycle</a> or <a href="/wiki/Oestrous_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Oestrous cycle">oestrous cycle</a>, following the release of a secondary oocyte from the follicle during <a href="/wiki/Ovulation" title="Ovulation">ovulation</a>. The follicle first forms a <a href="/wiki/Corpus_hemorrhagicum" title="Corpus hemorrhagicum">corpus hemorrhagicum</a> before it becomes a corpus luteum, but the term refers to the visible collection of blood, left after rupture of the follicle, that secretes progesterone. While the <a href="/wiki/Oocyte" title="Oocyte">oocyte</a> (later the <a href="/wiki/Zygote" title="Zygote">zygote</a> if fertilization occurs) traverses the <a href="/wiki/Fallopian_tube" title="Fallopian tube">fallopian tube</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Uterus" title="Uterus">uterus</a>, the corpus luteum remains in the <a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">ovary</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The corpus luteum is typically very large relative to the size of the ovary; in humans, the size of the structure ranges from under 2 cm to 5 cm in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-rbmonline_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rbmonline-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its cells develop from the follicular cells surrounding the ovarian follicle.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The follicular <a href="/wiki/Theca_cell" class="mw-redirect" title="Theca cell">theca cells</a> luteinize into small luteal cells (thecal-lutein cells) and follicular <a href="/wiki/Granulosa_cell" title="Granulosa cell">granulosa cells</a> luteinize into large luteal cells (granulosal-lutein cells) forming the corpus luteum. Progesterone is synthesized from cholesterol by both the large and small luteal cells upon luteal maturation. Cholesterol-<a href="/wiki/Low-density_lipoprotein" title="Low-density lipoprotein">LDL</a> complexes bind to receptors on the plasma membrane of luteal cells and are internalized. Cholesterol is released and stored within the cell as cholesterol ester. LDL is recycled for further cholesterol transport. Large luteal cells produce more progesterone due to uninhibited/basal levels of <a href="/wiki/Protein_kinase_A" title="Protein kinase A">protein kinase A</a> (PKA) activity within the cell. Small luteal cells have LH receptors that regulate PKA activity within the cell. PKA actively phosphorylates <a href="/wiki/Steroidogenic_acute_regulatory_protein" title="Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein">steroidogenic acute regulatory protein</a> (StAR) and <a href="/wiki/Translocator_protein" title="Translocator protein">translocator protein</a> to transport cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid11882010_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid11882010-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The development of the corpus luteum is accompanied by an increase in the level of the steroidogenic enzyme <a href="/wiki/P450scc" class="mw-redirect" title="P450scc">P450scc</a> that converts cholesterol to <a href="/wiki/Pregnenolone" title="Pregnenolone">pregnenolone</a> in the mitochondria.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid9545562_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid9545562-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pregnenolone is then converted to progesterone that is secreted out of the cell and into the blood stream. During the bovine estrous cycle, plasma levels of progesterone increase in parallel to the levels of P450scc and its electron donor adrenodoxin, indicating that progesterone secretion is a result of enhanced expression of P450scc in the corpus luteum.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid9545562_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid9545562-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The mitochondrial P450 system electron transport chain including <a href="/wiki/Adrenodoxin_reductase" title="Adrenodoxin reductase">adrenodoxin reductase</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adrenodoxin" class="mw-redirect" title="Adrenodoxin">adrenodoxin</a> has been shown to leak electrons leading to the formation of superoxide radical.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid8396893_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid8396893-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid7893157_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid7893157-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apparently to cope with the radicals produced by this system and by enhanced mitochondrial metabolism, the levels of antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase also increase in parallel with the enhanced steroidogenesis in the corpus luteum.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid9545562_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid9545562-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Follicular structure</th> <th>Luteal structure</th> <th>Secretion </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Theca_of_follicle" title="Theca of follicle">Theca cells</a></td> <td>Theca lutein cells</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Androgen" title="Androgen">androgens</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-iups_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iups-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a><sup id="cite_ref-iups_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iups-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Granulosa_cell" title="Granulosa cell">Granulosa cells</a></td> <td>Granulosa lutein cells</td> <td>progesterone,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Estrogen" title="Estrogen">estrogen</a>(majority),<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Inhibin_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Inhibin A">inhibin A</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-iups_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iups-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Steroidogenesis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Steroidogenesis.svg/220px-Steroidogenesis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Steroidogenesis.svg/330px-Steroidogenesis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Steroidogenesis.svg/440px-Steroidogenesis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1245" data-file-height="1105" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Steroidogenesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Steroidogenesis">Steroidogenesis</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a> in yellow field at upper center.<sup id="cite_ref-HäggströmRichfield2014_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HäggströmRichfield2014-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Androgen" title="Androgen">androgens</a> are shown in blue field, and <a href="/wiki/Aromatase" title="Aromatase">aromatase</a> at lower center – the enzyme present in granulosa lutein cells that convert androgens into <a href="/wiki/Estrogen" title="Estrogen">estrogens</a> (shown in pink triangle).</figcaption></figure> <p>Like the previous theca cells, the theca lutein cells lack the <a href="/wiki/Aromatase" title="Aromatase">aromatase</a> enzyme that is necessary to produce estrogen, so they can only perform <a href="/wiki/Steroidogenesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Steroidogenesis">steroidogenesis</a> until formation of <a href="/wiki/Androgen" title="Androgen">androgens</a>. The granulosa lutein cells do have aromatase, and use it to produce estrogens, using the androgens previously synthesized by the theca lutein cells, as the granulosa lutein cells in themselves do not have the <a href="/wiki/17%CE%B1-hydroxylase" class="mw-redirect" title="17α-hydroxylase">17α-hydroxylase</a> or <a href="/wiki/17,20_lyase" class="mw-redirect" title="17,20 lyase">17,20 lyase</a> to produce androgens.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoron20051300-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once the corpus luteum regresses the remnant is known as <a href="/wiki/Corpus_albicans" title="Corpus albicans">corpus albicans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Marieb_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marieb-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The corpus luteum is essential for establishing and maintaining pregnancy in females. The corpus luteum secretes <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a>, which is a <a href="/wiki/Steroid_hormone" title="Steroid hormone">steroid hormone</a> responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Decidualization" title="Decidualization">decidualization</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Endometrium" title="Endometrium">endometrium</a> (its development) and maintenance, respectively. It also produces <a href="/wiki/Relaxin" title="Relaxin">relaxin</a>, a hormone responsible for softening of the <a href="/wiki/Pubic_symphysis" title="Pubic symphysis">pubic symphysis</a> which helps in parturition.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unsuccessful_fertilisation">Unsuccessful fertilisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Unsuccessful fertilisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the egg is not fertilised, the corpus luteum stops secreting progesterone and decays (after approximately 10 days in humans). It then degenerates into a <a href="/wiki/Corpus_albicans" title="Corpus albicans">corpus albicans</a>, which is a mass of fibrous <a href="/wiki/Scar" title="Scar">scar</a> tissue.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With cessation of progesterone release, the uterine lining (functional, inner layer of the endometrium) is expelled through the vagina (in mammals that go through a <a href="/wiki/Menstrual_cycle" title="Menstrual cycle">menstrual cycle</a>). Across an <a href="/wiki/Estrous_cycle" title="Estrous cycle">estrous cycle</a>, the functional layer regenerates to provide nourishing tissue for potential fertilisation and implantation.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Successful_fertilisation">Successful fertilisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Successful fertilisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg/170px-Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg/255px-Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg/340px-Ultrasonography_of_corpus_luteum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="357" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vaginal_ultrasound" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaginal ultrasound">Vaginal ultrasound</a> showing a corpus luteum in a pregnant woman, with a fluid-filled cavity in its center</figcaption></figure> <p>If the egg is fertilised and <a href="/wiki/Implantation_(human_embryo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Implantation (human embryo)">implantation</a> occurs, the syncytiotrophoblast (derived from <a href="/wiki/Trophoblast" title="Trophoblast">trophoblast</a>) cells of the <a href="/wiki/Blastocyst" title="Blastocyst">blastocyst</a> secrete the hormone <a href="/wiki/Human_chorionic_gonadotropin" title="Human chorionic gonadotropin">human chorionic gonadotropin</a> (hCG, or a similar hormone in other species) by day 9 post-fertilisation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Human chorionic gonadotropin signals the corpus luteum to continue progesterone secretion, thereby maintaining the thick lining (endometrium) of the uterus and providing an area rich in <a href="/wiki/Blood_vessel" title="Blood vessel">blood vessels</a> in which the <a href="/wiki/Zygote" title="Zygote">zygote</a>(s) can develop. From this point on, the corpus luteum is called the <i>corpus luteum graviditatis</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The introduction of <a href="/wiki/Prostaglandin" title="Prostaglandin">prostaglandins</a> at this point causes the degeneration of the corpus luteum and the <a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Fetus" title="Fetus">fetus</a>. However, in placental animals such as humans, the <a href="/wiki/Placenta" title="Placenta">placenta</a> eventually takes over progesterone production and the corpus luteum degrades into a <a href="/wiki/Corpus_albicans" title="Corpus albicans">corpus albicans</a> without embryo/fetus loss.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Luteal_support" title="Luteal support">Luteal support</a> refers to the administration of medication (generally <a href="/wiki/Progestin" class="mw-redirect" title="Progestin">progestins</a>) for the purpose of increasing the success of <a href="/wiki/Implantation_(human_embryo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Implantation (human embryo)">implantation</a> and early <a href="/wiki/Human_embryogenesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Human embryogenesis">embryogenesis</a>, thereby complementing the function of the corpus luteum. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Content_of_carotenoids">Content of carotenoids</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Content of carotenoids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The yellow color and name of the corpus luteum, like that of the <a href="/wiki/Macula_lutea" class="mw-redirect" title="Macula lutea">macula lutea</a> of the retina, is due to its concentration of certain <a href="/wiki/Carotenoid" title="Carotenoid">carotenoids</a>, especially <a href="/wiki/Lutein" title="Lutein">lutein</a>. In 1968, a report indicated that beta-carotene was synthesized in laboratory conditions in slices of corpus luteum from cows. However, attempts have been made to replicate these findings, but have not succeeded. The idea is not presently accepted by the scientific community.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rather, the corpus luteum concentrates carotenoids from the diet of the mammal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_animals">In animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar structures and functions of the corpus luteum exist in some reptiles.<sup id="cite_ref-Trauth1978_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trauth1978-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dairy cattle also follow a similar cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_images">Additional images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Additional images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 267.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 265.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Order of changes in ovary"><img alt="Order of changes in ovary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg/398px-Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="266" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg/598px-Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg/797px-Order_of_changes_in_ovary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="580" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Order of changes in ovary</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 232px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Human ovary with fully developed corpus luteum"><img alt="Human ovary with fully developed corpus luteum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg/345px-Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg/518px-Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg/690px-Human_Ovary_with_Fully_Developed_Corpus_Luteum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2299" data-file-height="2199" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Human ovary with fully developed corpus luteum</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 192.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Luteinized follicular cyst. H&E stain."><img alt="Luteinized follicular cyst. H&E stain." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg/286px-Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg" decoding="async" width="191" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg/429px-Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg/572px-Luteinized_follicular_cyst.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2469" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Luteinized follicular cyst. <a href="/wiki/H%26E_stain" title="H&E stain">H&E stain</a>.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pathology">Pathology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pathology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_luteum_cyst" title="Corpus luteum cyst">Corpus luteum cyst</a>: hemorrhage into persistent corpus luteum. Commonly regresses spontaneously.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_distinct_cell_types_in_the_adult_human_body" class="mw-redirect" title="List of distinct cell types in the adult human body">List of distinct cell types in the adult human body</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Corpus_luteum&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab19_ovary.html">"Histology Laboratory Manual"</a>. <i>www.columbia.edu</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170506050216/http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab19_ovary.html">Archived</a> from the original on 6 May 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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