Assertion: corpus luteum | /r/CapableOf | release progesterone
Facets:
value: to maintain a potential pregnancy
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The empty follicle then forms a corpus luteum which later releases progesterone to maintain a potential pregnancy.
text: During a pregnancy, the corpus luteum remains on the ovary releasing progesterone which will maintain a state of uterine quiescence and close the cervix until the delivery of the fetus.