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luteinization
lu·te·in·ize L0297925 (lo͞o′tē-ə-nīz′)v. lu·te·in·ized, lu·te·in·iz·ing, lu·te·in·iz·es v.tr. To cause the production of a corpus luteum in.v.intr. To develop into or become part of the corpus luteum. lu′te·in·i·za′tion (-ə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.luteinization (ˌluːtɪɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən) or luteinisationn (Physiology) the process by which a mature ovarian follicle transforms into a corpus luteumluteinization
luteinization[‚lüd·ē·ə·nə′zā·shən] (physiology) Acquisition of characteristics of cells of the corpus luteum by ovarian follicle cells following ovulation. luteinization
luteinization [loo″te-in″ĭ-za´shun] the process taking place in the luteal cells of graafian follicles that have matured and discharged their eggs: the cells become hypertrophied and there is vascularization and lipid accumulation (the latter in some species giving a yellow color), the follicles then become corpora lutea.Luteinization, beginning after rupture of the ovarian follicle in ovulation (A) and progressing through vascularization and hypertrophy of the maturing corpus (B, C); it is followed by regression (D) to the corpus albicans (E). From Dorland's, 2000.lu·te·in·i·za·tion (lū'tē-in-i-zā'shŭn), Transformation of the mature ovarian follicle and its theca interna into a corpus luteum after ovulation; formation of luteal tissue, which appears yellow in some species.lu·te·in·i·za·tion (lū'tē-in-ī-zā'shŭn) Transformation of the mature ovarian follicle and its theca interna into a corpus luteum after ovulation. |