Female Reproductive system page 19

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Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS

16. Female Reproductive system

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16.19 Corpus luteum

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Section of a human corpus luteum.

The stroma (*) surrounding the ovary is at the top and the blood clot (+) in a central cavity of the corpus luteum is at the bottom.

The lightly stained steroid-secreting granulosa lutein cells (GLu) constitute the major cellular component of the organ.

At this magnification the smaller theca lutein cells (TLu) are difficult to identify but are present in the crevices between the granulosa lutein cells (GLu).

Collapsed capillaries (Ca) are indicated.

Stain: H–E
Magnification: ×300

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