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corpus
1. The principal of a bond. For example, securities dealers create zero-coupon Treasury receipts by purchasing a regular Treasury bond and separating the interest coupons from the corpus. See also coupon stripping.
2. The principal amount of an estate or trust.


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If the ovum does not implant, the corpus luteum degnerates and the progesterone levels decrease resulting in the sloughing off of the endometrium lining (Menstruation).
If implantation does not occur within approximately two weeks, the corpus luteum will involute, causing sharp drops in levels of bothprogesterone and estrogen.
The progesterone released by the corpus luteum helps to build up your endometrium so that is ready for implantation of a fertilized egg.
 
 
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