GONADOTROPIC HORMONE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Matching Terms: | | gonadotropic hormones
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| Definition: | | [n] hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity |
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| Synonyms: | | gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropin |
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| See Also: | | follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH, HCG, hormone, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin, ICSH, internal secretion, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lactogenic hormone, LH, luteinizing hormone, luteotropin, prolactin | |
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