Life Cycle of the Corpus Luteum

Rina Meidan, PhD, is a Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology in the Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food & Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a leading expert in research on the corpus luteum and its mechanisms and dynamic changes from formation through luteolysis.

• 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.