follicle stimulating hormone

See also: follicle-stimulating hormone

English

Alternative forms

follicle-stimulating hormone

Noun

follicle stimulating hormone (plural follicle stimulating hormones) (Abbreviated as: FSH)

(biochemistry) A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals

Synonyms

follitropin

Translations

hormone

Italian: ormone follicolo-stimolante m

Swedish: follikelstimulerande hormon (sv) n

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