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gonadotropin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone |
| Type of | internal secretion, hormone, endocrine |
| Has types | hcg, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin, icsh, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lactogenic hormone, lh, luteinizing hormone, luteotropin, prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone, fsh |
| Derivation | gonadotropic |
Examples of gonadotropin
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It is regulated by the gonadotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus.
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Only recently, the human hormone was shown to inhibit the release of gonadotropin in sheep.
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The tumor is called a chorionic gonadotropin secreting pineal tumor.
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He also sells human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG, a hormone used to enhance steroids'effects.
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The brain produces the gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which stimulates cells in the pituitary.
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The needle is filled with gonadotropin, a hormone that stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs.
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Human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone produced during pregnancy by the cells that form the placenta.
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Melatonin is thought to act by regulating hypothalamic pulse activity of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
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Evolutionary origin of a functional gonadotropin in the pituitary of the most primitive vertebrate, hagfish.
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- Hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
- (Gonadotropins) Potent fertility drugs that provide the patient with FSH and LH, or FSH alone.
- (Gonadotropins) Hormones that affect the development or activity of the ovaries or testes.
- (Gonadotropins) Hormones that control reproductive function: Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone.
- (Gonadotropins) A hormone which causes gonadal growth (testes in males and ovaries in females).
- (gonadotropins) the hormones FSH and LH, which act on the ovary to control its function
- Gonadotropins are gonad-stimulating hormones. The gonadotropins human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG), and their combinations very successfully treat men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (delayed sexual maturity due to sex hormone deficiency) (see also ...
- Gonadotropins are the general name for the hormones LH and FSH, which are secreted by the pituitary and regulate ovarian function and ovulation. When these hormones are produced commercially in a purified and concentrated form they can be used in an injectable form for ovulation induction.
- A hormone that stimulates the growth and activity of the gonads, especially any of several pituitary hormones that stimulate the function of the ovaries and testes.
