1. luteinizing - Adjective
2. luteinizing - Verb
luteinizing
present participle of luteinize
luteinizing (not comparable)
Causing development of the corpus luteum
The menopausal ovaries no longer produce enough follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) to regulate estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone, causing the latter hormones to fluctuate in novel ways. Source: Internet
It makes many different important hormones, including growth hormone; prolactin, which helps moms make milk; and luteinizing hormone, which manages in women and testosterone in men. Source: Internet
While most mammals have one surge of luteinizing hormone during the follicular phase, elephants have two. Source: Internet
The number of Leydig cells in turn is regulated by luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Source: Internet