gonadotropins

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• Gonadotropin — Gonadotropins are protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. Gonadotropin is sometimes abbreviated Gn . The British spelling is gonadotrophin .TypesThe two principal gonadotropins are luteinizing hormone …   Wikipedia

• gonadotrophins — (= gonadotropins) Group of glycoprotein hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. They stimulate growth of the gonads and the secretion of sex hormones. Examples: follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, chorionic… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• 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

• Ovarian hyperstimulation — (also called controlled ovarian hyperstimulation[1]) is where a regimen of fertility medications are used to stimulate the development of multiple follicles of the ovaries in one single cycle, resulting in superovulation (release of a larger than …   Wikipedia

• reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …   Universalium

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

• Gonadotropin-releasing hormone — 1 (luteinizing releasing hormone) from PDB 1YY1 Identifiers …   Wikipedia

• John Leonora — and instructor at the university s predecessor, the College of Medical Evangelists.Biographical InformationJohn Leonora, the son of Joseph Leonora (March 14, 1883 November 20, 1942) and Carmela Folise Leonora (April 29, 1888 June 20, 1965), was… …   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

• 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

• human development — ▪ biology Introduction  the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity.       Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child (child development) gets bigger,… …   Universalium