The corpus luteum is a transient endocrine organ that primarily secretes progesterone to prepare the estrogen-primed endometrium for implantation of the fertilized ovum.

Authors

• Person: Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF Organization: National Center for Biotechnology Information
  The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH

Sources

• The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF · National Center for Biotechnology Information via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• progesterone concept
• corpus luteum concept
• fertilized ovum concept
• implantation concept