The corpus luteum is formed by both granulosa cells and thecal cells after ovulation has occurred. The wall of the follicle collapses into a folded structure, which is characteristic for the corpus luteum. Vascularization increases and a connective tissue network is formed. Theca interna cells and granulosa cells triple in size and start accumulating lutein within a few hours after ovulation. They are now called granulosa lutein cells and theca lutein cells and produce progesterone and oestrogens.
Hormone secretion in the corpus luteum ceases within 14 days after ovulation if the oocyte is not fertilised. In this case, the corpus luteum degenerates into a corpus albicans, a whitish scar tissue within the ovaries.
Pages in category ‘Corpus Luteum’
The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
- Paper - A study of the structure and vascular conditions of the human corpus luteum in the menstrual cycle and in pregnancy
- Paper - Mechanisms controlling the formation and persistence of the corpus luteum
- Paper - Studies on the human corpus luteum 1
- Paper - Studies on the human corpus luteum 2
- Paper - The origin, growth and fate of the corpus luteum as observed in the ovary of the pig and man
Media in category ‘Corpus Luteum’
The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total.
- Corpus luteum lutein cells.jpg 450 × 600; 104 KB
- Corpus luteum.jpg 450 × 600; 94 KB
- Human ovary - corpus luteum 01.jpg 1,024 × 979; 162 KB
- Human ovary - corpus luteum 02.jpg 837 × 800; 119 KB
- Human ovary - corpus luteum 11.jpg 1,024 × 979; 89 KB
- Human ovary - corpus luteum 21.jpg 1,024 × 979; 89 KB
- Lutein cell glycogen granule em01.jpg 1,149 × 749; 169 KB
- Lutein cell lipid and glycogen em01.jpg 1,156 × 828; 149 KB
- Lutein cell lipid and glycogen em02.jpg 1,109 × 796; 227 KB
- Ovary corpus luteum.jpg 2,178 × 1,137; 376 KB
- Ovary histology 001.jpg 1,280 × 1,024; 360 KB
- Ovary histology 002.jpg 1,280 × 1,024; 270 KB
- Ovary histology 004.jpg 1,280 × 1,024; 401 KB