MeSH definition : Degradation of CORPUS LUTEUM. In the absence of pregnancy and diminishing trophic
hormones, the corpus luteum undergoes luteolysis which is characterized by the involution
and cessation of its endocrine function.;
MeSH synonym : luteal regression; corpus luteum regression; regression, corpus luteum; regression, luteal;
Degradation of CORPUS LUTEUM. In the absence of pregnancy and diminishing trophic
hormones, the corpus luteum undergoes luteolysis which is characterized by the involution
and cessation of its endocrine function.