Back جسم أصفر Arabic কর্পাস লুটেয়াম Bengali/Bangla Žuto tijelo BS Cos luti Catalan تەنی زەرد CKB Žluté tělísko Czech Det gule legeme Danish Gelbkörper German Ωχρό σωμάτιο Greek Cuerpo lúteo Spanish
| Corpus luteum | |
|---|---|
 Section of the ovary. 1. Outer covering. 1’. Attached border. 2. Central stroma. 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. Corpus luteum. | |
| Details | |
| System | Reproductive system |
| Location | Ovary |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | corpus luteum |
| MeSH | D003338 |
| TA98 | A09.1.01.015 |
| TA2 | 3484 |
| FMA | 18619 |
| Anatomical terms of microanatomy | |
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 estradiol, and inhibin A.[1][2] It is the remains of the ovarian follicle that has released a mature ovum during a previous ovulation.[3]
The corpus luteum is colored 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.
- ^ "Histology Laboratory Manual". www.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Inquiry Into Biology (Textbook). McGraw-Hill Ryerson. 2007. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-07-096052-7.
- ^ Karch 2017, p. 657.