gonad-stimulating hormone

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• Follicle-stimulating hormone — (FSH) is a hormone synthesized and secreted by gonadotropes in the anterior pituitary gland. FSH regulates the development, growth, pubertal maturation, and reproductive processes of the human body. FSH and Luteinizing hormone (LH) act… …   Wikipedia

• hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… …   Universalium

• Hormone — Hormones (from Greek Polytonic|ὁρμή impetus ) are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. It is also a chemical messenger that transports a… …   Wikipedia

• Gonad — The gonad is the organ that makes gametes. The gonads in males are the testes and the gonads in females are the ovaries. The product, gametes, are haploid germ cells. For example, spermatozoon and egg cells are gametes. Although medically the… …   Wikipedia

• gonad —   n. sexual gland; ovary or testis.    ♦ gonadal,    ♦ gonadial,    ♦ gonadic, a.    ♦ gonadotrophic,    ♦ gonadotropic, a. stimulating activity of the gonads.    ♦ gonadotrophin,    ♦ gonadotropin, n. gonadotrophic hormone …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Luteinizing hormone — beta polypeptide Identifiers Symbol LHB Entrez 3972 HUGO …   Wikipedia

• su|per|o|vu|la|tion — «SOO puhr OH vyuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the process of inducing the ovaries of animals to greater than normal activity, as by the injection of a hormone serum: »The scientists here claim that superovulation doesn t affect the fertility of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

• endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries …   Universalium

• FSH-receptor — Follicle stimulating hormone receptor PDB rendering based on 1xwd …   Wikipedia

• Puberty — refers to the process of physical changes by which a child s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a… …   Wikipedia