FSH

F4S1H4

A form of follicle stimulating hormone — A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.

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follicle-stimulating hormone
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Meanings

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of follicle stimulating hormone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

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follicle-stimulating hormone
Broader
gonadotropingonadotrophingonadotropic hormone

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