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secretory phase

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Noun1.secretory phase - the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
luteal phase
menstrual cycle - a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"
phase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
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p27 staining was observed in the nuclei of the glandular cells in the functional layer of the secretory phase endometrium, whereas it was negative in those of the proliferative phase.
Cell cycle alterations in endometrial carcinoma by Bovicelli, Alessandro; D'Andrilli, Giuseppina; Giordano, Antonio / Experimental Medicine
With the delay in circadian phase and the delay in the melatonin secretory phase that accompany puberty, preadolescents and adolescents in particular "are under enormous physiological pressure to delay their sleep cycle"--to stay awake until late at night and to rise late in the morning.
Sleep found surprisingly inadequate in children of all ages by Moon, Mary Ann / Clinical Psychiatry News
The endometrium goes through a radical transformation during each menstrual cycle, which can be divided into three parts: the proliferative phase, the secretory phase, and the menstrual phase.
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