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Descriptor English: Luteinization
Descriptor Spanish: Luteinización
Descriptor luteinización
Scope note: Formación del CUERPO LÚTEO. Este proceso incluye la invasión capilar de un FOLÍCULO OVÁRICO roto, hipertrofia de las CÉLULAS DE LA GRANULOSA y de las CÉLULAS DE LA TECA y la producción de PROGESTERONA. La luteinización está regulada por la HORMONA LUTEINIZANTE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Luteinização
Descriptor French: Lutéinisation
Tree number(s): G08.686.784.690.355
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034461
Scope note: Formation of CORPUS LUTEUM. This process includes capillary invasion of the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE, hypertrophy of the GRANULOSA CELLS and the THECA CELLS, and the production of PROGESTERONE. Luteinization is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
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 (1966-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 37659
Unique ID: D034461
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Luteinization - Preferred
Concept UI M0405080
Scope note Formation of CORPUS LUTEUM. This process includes capillary invasion of the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE, hypertrophy of the GRANULOSA CELLS and the THECA CELLS, and the production of PROGESTERONE. Luteinization is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
Preferred term Luteinization



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