Prostaglandins and proteolytic enzymes, such as collagenase and plasmin, increase in response to luteinizing hormone (LH) and progesterone, leading to the digestion of collagen in the follicular wall and the release of the oocyte-cumulus complex.

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)

• luteinizing hormone (LH) concept
• progesterone concept
• prostaglandins concept
• protease concept