The corpus luteum (CL) offers the opportunity to study not only proliferative, but also
regressive processes. During luteolysis of the CL a sudden death of luteal and endothelial …

Contents The corpus luteum (CL) of the pig lacks luteolytic sensitivity (LS) to prostaglandin
(PG) F‐2α until after day 12 of the oestrous cycle, but the mechanisms underlying this …

In mammals, the corpus luteum (CL) is a transient organ that secretes progesterone (P4). In
the absence of pregnancy, the CL undergoes regression (luteolysis), which is a crucial …

The studies on the acquisition of luteolytic sensitivity have been focused mainly on
molecular changes induced in the luteal tissue after treatment with exogenous PGF2α or on …

Luteolysis is defined as the loss of function and subsequent involution of the luteal structure.
The luteolytic process is usually subdivided, whereby the decline in progesterone is …

The present study was conducted to evaluate whether the corpus luteum (CL) of the water
buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) cow undergoes luteal regression by the process of apoptosis and …

The fate of the corpus luteum, a transient endocrine gland formed and degraded during an
oestrous cycle, is decided by various physiological factors, such as luteinizing hormone …

Structural luteolysis occurs by apoptosis of luteal cells. The present study examined the
effects of activators of well-characterized second messengers on Fas and caspase-3 mRNA …

The corpus luteum (CL) is a transient endocrine gland. Functional and structural demise of
the CL allows a new estrous cycle. On the other hand, survival of CL and its secretion of …

Caspase-3, a vertebrate homologue of the protein encoded by the Caenorhabditis elegans
cell death gene, ced-3, induces apoptosis when overexpressed in eukaryotic cells. Since …