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corpus luteum
The corpus luteum formed is from remnants of a ruptured ovarian follicle during the menstrual cycle (after day 14). The corpus luteum secretes progesterone, estradiol & inhibin A resulting in slowed GnRH pulse. Luteolysis occurs in the absence of trophic stimulation from a gravid uterus.
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urogenital system structure
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
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ovary