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(anatomy) A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.

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corpus luteum

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corpus luteum

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哺乳類の月経周期の黄体期に、卵巣濾胞から形成される黄色い細胞の塊。ステロイドホルモンを分泌する器官。

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After ovulation, the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to support the early stages of pregnancy.

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排卵後、黄体は妊娠初期を支えるためにプロゲステロンを分泌する。

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The role of the corpus luteum in the oestrous cycle and in pregnancy was shown in 1929 by G. W. Corner (1889–1981) and Willard Allen (1904–93) to depend on a hormone named progestin, later called progesterol.

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corpora lutea

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