corpora lutea
- plural of corpus luteum.
Example Sentences
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But there is considerable difference between the corpora lutea of non-pregnant and pregnant women.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
If this theory is sound, it would follow that corpora lutea are not formed in cases where the ova are not retained in the oviduct during their development.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
Again it is difficult, it might be said impossible, to believe that an accidental mutation gave rise to corpora lutea the secretion of which caused uterine gestation and ultimately the formation of the placenta.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
It is also, in my opinion, unreasonable to suppose that the rudimentary corpora lutea of lower viviparous Vertebrates arose as a mutation the result of which was to cause internal development of the ovum.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
In this way it seems to me we have a logical explanation of the fact that the corpora lutea in the Marsupial are not absorbed at parturition as in Eutheria.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
