gonadotropin

1. Hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta;
   Stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity (synset 105417658)
   is a type of: endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
   subtypes:

   • follicle-stimulating hormone, fsh - a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
   • hcg, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin - hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
   • icsh, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lh, luteinizing hormone - a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
   • lactogenic hormone, luteotropin, prolactin - gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
   same as: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone

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