corpora lutea
- plural of corpus luteum.
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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.
According to O'Donoghue, in the Marsupial Dasyurus there seems to be no difference either in the development of the milk glands or of the corpora lutea between the pregnant and the non-pregnant animal.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
These degenerate follicles have been termed spurious corpora lutea, or atretic vesicles.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
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.
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.
