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Corpus luteum (400X)

Microimage
Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

In this high-power photomicrograph you can more easily see the cytological differences between the hormone producing cells of the corpus luteum:

  • theca lutein cells (contain a small dark nuclei with a eosinophilic and fairly sparse cytoplasm)
  • granulosa lutein cells (contain large pale nuclei and abundant pale cytoplasm).
Published April 6th 2019, updated August 8th 2019.