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Descriptor English: Luteolysis
Descriptor Spanish: Luteólisis
Descriptor luteólisis
Entry term(s) regresión del cuerpo lúteo
regresión luteínica
Scope note: Degradación del CUERPO LÚTEO. En ausencia de embarazo y con la disminución de hormonas tróficas, el cuerpo lúteo sufre luteólisis que se caracteriza por la involución y cese de la función endocrina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Luteólise
Descriptor French: Lutéolyse
Entry term(s): Corpus Luteum Regression
Luteal Regression
Regression, Corpus Luteum
Regression, Luteal
Tree number(s): G08.686.784.690.380
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003341
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
DE drug effects
EH ethnology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PX psychology
RE radiation effects
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Corpus Luteum (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see CORPUS LUTEUM REGRESSION 1976-2002; see CORPUS LUTEUM 1975
History Note: 2003 (1976); use CORPUS LUTEUM 1975
DeCS ID: 3357
Unique ID: D003341
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Luteolysis - Preferred
Concept UI M0005210
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Luteolysis
Entry term(s) Corpus Luteum Regression
Luteal Regression
Regression, Corpus Luteum
Regression, Luteal



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