these results suggest that ( 1 ) the pre-ovulatory lh surge begins between midnight and 0800 h in the majority of women , ( 2 ) luteinization of the granulosa cells within the pre-ovulatory follicle occurs in response to the lh surge , ( 3 ) the increase in prolactin at the time of the lh surge is not directly related to increasing levels of oestradiol but may be due to a decrease in hypothalamic inhibition of prolactin secretion which occurs coincident with the release of lhrh associated with the preovulatory lh surge .
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granulosa
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follicle