The corpus luteum (CL) undergoes drastic changes in its function and structure during the
estrous cycle. To secrete a sufficient amount of progesterone (P4) to ensure the occurrence …

Corpus luteum (CL) formation is a continuation of the follicular maturation process including
cellular hypertrophy, hyperplasia and migration. It is formed by granulosa and theca interna …

Immune cells and their cytokine products have powerful local effects within body tissues.
There has been great interest in the potential role of these cells, not only during destruction …

Prostaglandin F2α (PGF) induces the precipitous loss of steroidogenic capabilities and
cellular death in the corpus luteum of many species, yet the molecular mechanisms …

In many species, luteolysis is the result of pulsatile release of PGF2α from the uterus, which
initiates a complex cascade of events culminating in a loss of steroidogenesis and cellular …

The fate of the canine corpus luteum (CL) differs from that of other domestic species: beyond
the extended luteal regression observed in both pregnant and non-pregnant cycles, active …

Some studies in mammalian species recently demonstrated that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-
αplays an important role for corpus luteum (CL) function by way of apoptosis during the …

Corpora lutea (CL) are endocrine ovarian structures that regulate fundamental reproductive
events in mammals. The functional lifespan of these structures is finite as CL regress and …

In order to characterize the transition of the corpora lutea (CL) from acquisition of luteolytic
sensitivity to rescue of luteal function: i) the expression of 38 factors associated with steroids …

The corpus luteum, one of the biological clocks of the estrous cycle and pregnancy, is known
foremost for its production of progesterone that blocks the pituitary release of gonadotropins …