MeSH definition : The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process
of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.;
MeSH synonym : lutea, corpora; corpora lutea;
MeSH annotation : /cytol: consider also LUTEAL CELLS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus luteum;
The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process
of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.