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Regulation of the Corpus Luteum during Pregrancy in Rats

山口医学 Volume 31 Issue 4 Page 351-365
published_at 1982-08
Title
妊娠ラットにおける黄体の意義とその調節機序
Regulation of the Corpus Luteum during Pregrancy in Rats
Creators Kato Hiroshi
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The corpus luteum (CL) secretes progesterone, which is essential for the maintenance of pregnancy but also is a potent inhibitor of the ovulatory cycle in most of the mammals. Mammalian reproduction is, therefore, based on the balance between the emphemerality and the prolongation of the CL function. The rat is a nice model with the emphemeral CL, the lifespan of which is prolonged during pregnancy. The present review summerizes the recent aspects regarding the regulation of the CL function in rats, particularly stressing the crucial importance of the CL's emphemerality for the mammalian reproduction.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type journal article
Publishers 山口大学医学会
Date Issued 1982-08
File Version Not Applicable (or Unknown)
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[ISSN]0513-1731
[NCID]AN00243156
Schools 医学部