WHAT IS CORPUS LUTEUM ? UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS DOES IT UNDERGO
DEGENERATION ?

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ANS. THE CORPUS LUTEUM IS FORMED IN THE MAMMALIAN OVARY FROM RUPTURED
GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE AFTER OVULATION. IT DEGENERATES IN THE ABSENCE OF
FERTILISATION, AS THE LEVEL OF FSH AND LH DROPS.

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