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Oestrous Cycle - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 09:28, 11 September 2008
, 09:28, 11 September 2008→Cyclic Changes in the Ovaries
* By day 5 of dioestrus, the corpus luteum is 0.6cm in diameter.
* By day 5 of dioestrus, the corpus luteum is 0.6cm in diameter.
* It then attains a maximum size of 0.9cm diameter and has a central cavity.
* It then attains a maximum size of 0.9cm diameter and has a central cavity.
* Over the period of dioestrus, the colour changes from blood red to pale pink. The size stays constant until the onset of th next oestrus.
* Over the period of dioestrus, the colour changes from blood red to pale pink. The size stays constant until the onset of the next oestrus.
* At the onset of the next oestrus:
* At the onset of the next oestrus:
** Regression of the corpus luteum of the previous cycle is rapid
** Regression of the corpus luteum of the previous cycle is rapid