The Life Cycle of the Corpus Luteum

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Meidan, Rina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Endocrinology.; Reproductive medicine.; Animal physiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Reproductive Medicine.; Animal Physiology.

This book describes the life cycle of a unique endocrine gland that is absolutely essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in all mammalian species. The corpus luteum is unique because it is formed and destroyed every (non-fertile) reproductive cycle. When fertilization occurs, t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Luteal Angiogenesis
• Roles of Hypoxia in Corpus Luteum Formation
• Luteal Steroidogenesis
• Lipid Droplets and Metabolic Pathways Regulate Steroidogenesis in the Corpus Luteum
• Steroid Hormone Receptors in the Corpus Luteum
• Immune Cells and their Effects on the Bovine Corpus Luteum
• The Rodent Corpus Luteum
• Regulation of corpus luteum function in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and comparative aspects of luteal function in the domestic cat (Felis catus)
• Luteolysis in Ruminants: Past Concepts, New Insights, and Persisting Challenges
• Corpus Luteum Rescue in Nonhuman Primates and Women
• Corpus Luteum and Early Pregnancy in Ruminants
• Corpus Luteum Regression and Early Pregnancy Maintenance in Pigs
• The Corpus Luteum and Women’s Health.