luteinizing hormone

Noun

Meaning

a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

LH ICSH interstitial cell-stimulating hormone androgen androstenedione activin luteinising hormone lutropin female sex hormone gonadotrophin b gonadotropin preparation luteinizing hormone receptor luteinizing hormone-releasing

Hypernyms

gonadotropin gonadotrophin gonadotropic hormone gonadotrophic hormone

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

luteinization luteinize luteinizing luteinizing hormone receptor luteinizing hormone-releasing lutelike