Ovary: corpus luteum
One of the infoldings of the corpus luteum demonstrates the differences between the size of the granulosa lutein and theca lutein cells. The corpus luteum is responsible for the production of both progesterone and estrogen during the second half of the ovarian cycle. 400x
Granulosa lutein cells
The differences between the size of the granulosa lutein and theca lutein cells is well demonstrated in this section, that includes one of the infoldings of the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum is responsible for the production of both progesterone and estrogen during the second half of the ovarian cycle. 400x
Theca lutein cells
The differences between the size of the granulosa lutein and theca lutein cells is well demonstrated in this section, that includes one of the infoldings of the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum is responsible for the production of both progesterone and estrogen during the second half of the ovarian cycle. 400x