luteinize

American  

[loo-tee-uh-nahyz] / ˈlu ti əˌnaɪz /

especially British, luteinise

verb (used with object)

luteinized, luteinizing

1. to produce corpora lutea in.

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verb (used without object)

luteinized, luteinizing

1. to undergo transformation into corpora lutea.

Other Word Forms

• luteinization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of luteinize

First recorded in 1925–30; lutein + -ize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

luteinize luteinizing

Following ovulation, the granulosa cells of the empty follicle luteinize and transform into the progesterone-producing corpus luteum.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Specifically, the team found that elderly females undergo the same endocrinological changes as a woman in middle age; her estrogens and progestins levels fall, while levels of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones rise.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 26, 2023

The researchers measured hormone levels associated with human menopause, which include increasing levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, as well as decreasing levels of ovarian steroid hormones including estrogens and progestins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

So she and her colleagues began collecting urine samples from the primates and testing them for hormonal changes, such as increases in luteinizing hormone and decreases in estradiol, that indicate menopause in humans.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023

The anterior pituitary produces six hormones: growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

The main hormone that stimulates testosterone production, in mice and men, is luteinizing hormone, a protein made in the brain.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2011