"Luteal Phase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The period in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE that follows OVULATION, characterized by the development of CORPUS LUTEUM, increase in PROGESTERONE production by the OVARY and secretion by the glandular epithelium of the ENDOMETRIUM. The luteal phase begins with ovulation and ends with the onset of MENSTRUATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D008183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.410
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| Concept/Terms |
Luteal Phase- Luteal Phase
- Phase, Luteal
- Menstrual Cycle, Secretory Phase
- Menstrual Secretory Phase
- Secretory Phase, Menstrual
- Menstrual Cycle, Luteal Phase
- Postovulatory Phase
- Phase, Postovulatory
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The impact of cigarette smoking on the plasma concentrations of gonadotrophins, ovarian steroids and androgens and upon the metabolism of oestrogens in the human female. Hum Reprod. 1993 Aug; 8(8):1187-93.