Corpus luteum cells of cats successfully cultivated and comprehensively characterized

(Forschungsverbund Berlin) The reproduction of lynxes is highly mysterious. Unlike other wild cats, most lynxes are only receptive for a few days once a year. The Berlin team has now achieved another breakthrough in solving the puzzle: they were able to isolate several cell types of corpus luteum from domestic cat tissue and characterise their function with the help of cell cultures. The new method can also be applied to endangered felids such as the Iberian lynx.