Hormone production by the intact human corpus luteum in vitro.
Human CL removed during the menstrual cycle were cultured for up to 5 days. Production of progesterone, measured by radioimmunoassay of the culture fluid, continued throughout each experiment. Addition of hCG to the culture medium stimulated progesterone production in a biphasic manner.
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D011374:Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol