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MeSH Heading: Corpus Luteum
Tree Number(s): A05.360.319.114.630.278; A06.300.312.497.278
Unique ID: D003338
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003338
Annotation: /cytol: consider also LUTEAL CELLS
Scope Note: The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
Entry Term(s): Corpora Lutea
See Also: Luteolytic Agents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Corpus Luteum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025