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)

1. (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
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• Spanish: hormona foliculoestimulante f
• Swedish: follikelstimulerande hormon (sv) n